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 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, When Maya was little, the hardest part of my day wasn’t mornings or bedtime…it was the walk from her classroom to the car. Almost every afternoon, she’d melt down. Sometimes over something specific, sometimes over nothing I could put my finger on. I...
The five "resilience animals" can help children and caregivers learn to be mindful and self-compassionate in moments of difficulty Hello Friends! I’m excited to share an article I recently wrote for Greater Good Magazine: Five Habits to Help Kids Be Resilient....
Do you ever feel responsible for things you can't control? Hello Friends, Do you ever feel guilty or responsible for things you can’t control? Me, too. For many of us, our childhoods primed us to feel this way. But, our feelings are not facts, and we can grow inner...
The Power of Curiosity Hello Friends! This week, I’m excited to share more about how to help kids (and ourselves) grow the resource of mindfulness. I get excited when I talk about how to best help children grow the resources of mindfulness and self-compassion. Why? 2...
Supporting Neurodivergent and Racially Diverse Children with Self-Compassion Hello friends, I am passionate about self-compassion for youth because it can help children and caregivers suffer less. Suffering can have many sources, including life events, our internal...
Simple steps to help kids grow a kind inner voice Hello Friends! I’d like to reintroduce myself and welcome new friends to my blog. If you signed up for my workshop with Kristin Neff’s Community, you are in the right place (and if you didn’t you’re still in the right...
This week only--Gifts to Fill Yourself and Your Child with Love! Hello Friends, Happy early Valentine’s Day! Yes, I know it’s a Hallmark holiday, but it reminds us to love one another—and that’s a good thing! And as a self-compassion teacher, I’m here to remind you to...
Comics and Activities for Your Inner Child Hello Friends! I’m excited to share this article that I wrote for Rick Hanson’s Wise Brain Bulletin on the Healing Power of Acceptance. So needed! The Healing Power of Acceptance The comics and activities in this article are...