Hello friends, The other night I was driving out of town to pick up my daughter, and I was feeling upset. Events outside of my control were weighing heavily on my mind, so I turned on soothing music. But I knew I really needed to give myself compassion. I opened my...
Hello friends, I continue to feel grateful for the conversations unfolding around the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids series—conversations rooted in the real joys and struggles children face as they grow. My writing here will keep returning to those...
A reframe that can help parents support kids Hello friends, The other day I heard myself telling my 13-year-old that she “lacked motivation” to do something productive over break. And actually, this conversation didn’t begin over break. Uh-oh, I thought to myself,...
When you don’t know what to say Hello friends, A couple of weeks ago my husband lost his mom, and at first I wasn’t sure how to show up for him. You see, my husband has the chameleon feelings habit, which means he doesn’t like to talk about feelings. Most days, I know...
Habits that help when we're worried Hello friends, The other day my daughter, Maya, and I were waiting nervously in the waiting room of the oral surgeon’s office. We were frazzled from arriving late (more on that later), and Maya was fretting about the anesthesia that...
Hello friends, I just finished taking the six-week, self-paced Parent-Child Mindfulness and Self-Compassion class with my neighbor, Dee, and it feels both sweet and tender. I invited my nine-year-old neighbor to take the class with me for 2 reasons: She struggles with...
Hello friends! I teach playful mindfulness and self-compassion lessons in schools, and today I’m inviting you into a few K5-4th grade classrooms to see how I help kids open to goodness and take in good things. Do you ever have those days when you’re fixated on what is...
Hello friends, This week’s story is the final chapter in my child-centered, play-based creation series. While these stories might seem to be about how I co-created the Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Workbooks for Kids, they’re really about something deeper:...
Hello friends, I loved hearing reflections on last week’s story from those of you who saw your own kids or clients in Sam. A few of you asked how to support “Chameleon” kids (and teens) who hide feelings without realizing it. For me, helping “Chameleon” kids with...
Hello friends, If you read last week’s story, you know how the Feelings Habit Animals were born: from six kids in my living room who insisted, “We need a quiz. That would make it fun.” They were right, of course. But after we created the quiz, the kids had a new...