Hello friends, This past summer our family spent eight days traveling together, and the dynamic between my daughters was perhaps my favorite of any vacation. We were not perfect. As you can imagine, sisters sometimes say things to each other that land wrong. One of...
An intergenerational legacy of healing Hello Friends, Today I’d like to share a post that I wrote many years ago. It is my family’s journey to self-compassion and why I dedicate my life to intergenerational healing. Ultimately my daughter, Maya, grew even more...
Or is she!? Hello Friends, For the last few months I have been teaching Volume 2 of the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids to a neighbor’s daughter who sometimes struggles with anxiety. The other day when I came to teach her a lesson from the workbook...
A Gift and A Community Hello Friends, Happy New Year! A common New Year’s tradition is to set an intention or resolution for the year. This could be an action that would entail fierce self-compassion (i.e. I am going to take care of my body this year by…), or it could...
You make a difference PLUS see the first chapter Hello Friends, The outpouring of love, book orders, and support this past week was simply amazing. Thank you! Would you like to see the first chapter of the workbook? I shared a PDF of the intro in a previous...
Hello Friends, I have phenomenal news! The full-color edition of the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids, Volume 1 is available! Go ahead, you can order it now!! Buy the Workbook Note: If you live in Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Australia, or...
My daughter and teacher, Maya Lynn Hello Friends, My daughter, Maya Lynn, is the vibrant little being that brought me to Mindful Self-Compassion. When she was 4-years-old, her mammoth-size meltdowns brought me to my knees, which led me to a good therapist who...
And other exciting opportunities! Hello friends! I have great news! Volume 1 of the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids is ready to go, and we have just four weeks until our October 24, 2024 launch date! Scroll down for the cover reveal 🙂 I had...
My older daughter Maya was born sensitive, curious, and creative. As Maya grew, I learned that all of her five senses were extra sensitive. For her sounds were louder, smells and tastes more acute, she had a strong draw to everything tactile, and she saw “light...
A few weeks ago I was contemplating schooling options for my daughters for next year. Even though my daughters currently attend a wonderful, progressive school that is a block and a half from the home where we are living, every so often I hear a little voice that...