What Is Your Fear of Discomfort Costing You and Your Kids?
You want to be a patient, present mother. But when your child struggles, someone is disappointed in you, or things don’t go according to plan, your anxiety takes over. What if your need to prevent discomfort is keeping you from the life and relationships you want? Discover how learning to tolerate discomfort can change the way you experience motherhood and help your children develop confidence in themselves.
What Is Your Anxiety Costing Your Children?
You love your children more than anything. But what happens when your anxiety, overwhelm, or anger begins affecting the very relationship you’re working so hard to protect? Discover how maternal anxiety influences your child’s emotional development, why knowing better doesn’t always mean doing better, and how you can begin changing the patterns that keep you stuck.
When Helping Gets in the Way of Connection
What happens when our desire to help someone actually gets in the way of connection? I’ve been asking myself this question in my work as a coach and in my relationships with my two daughters. And what I’m discovering is changing how I think about helping, listening, and the kind of intelligence we need to stay connected when things feel uncomfortable.
I Know What I Should Do, So Why Don’t I Do It?
You know what you want to do differently. Set the boundary. Speak up. Stop over-explaining. Stay calm when your child is upset. So why is it so hard to actually do it? The answer may have less to do with knowing what to do and more to do with what your nervous system believes is at risk when you do it.
What Conditions Allow Mothers and Children to Thrive When Mothers Work?
Working does not prevent you from building a secure, deeply connected relationship with your child. But that doesn’t mean time, childcare, parental leave, or the conditions families live within are irrelevant. Let’s move beyond asking whether mothers should work and ask a better question: What helps mothers and children thrive when they do?
I Hated That My Mom Worked. Then I Became a Working Mom.
As a child, I wished my mom would stop working. As an adult, I became enormously proud of the life she built. Then I became a working mother myself. This is the complicated truth I wish more mothers heard: your child can sometimes wish you were home and still feel deeply loved, safe, and connected to you.
The Disease of Unfulfillment: When Loving Motherhood Isn’t the Same as Feeling Alive
You love your children more than anything. So why does part of you still feel restless, bored, or like you’ve disappeared? If you’ve wondered whether something is wrong with you because motherhood alone doesn’t feel like enough, this article is for you.