Life Transitions throw a whole bunch of change at you. “Overwhelmed” is the word we hear most often, whether it’s a “small” or “big” transition. During these times, you may scramble just to survive each day. Self-care is critical during …
Years ago, I was bored and feeling blue. I went to Hobby Lobby and came home with $80 of stuff. I was in college at the time, so it was mostly apartment things such as a floor lamp. I couldn’t …
It’s bad enough that we have to battle our own mind chatter! When you want to free yourself from expectations, you have to deal with the presumptions of others, too! Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? Scenario 1: You’re …
There is one thing on my mind all the time right now: the school year. Like any parent, I was excited about kindergarten. Now, like every parent, I’m trying to figure out how to make the school year work for …
July is a time we often think about our freedom, celebrating the people who founded our country with the goals of freeing themselves from a monarchy and religious persecution. This July, our lives look quite a bit different than they …
I just made my last full payment to daycare/preschool! As parents out there know, that’s a fun milestone and means another big moment: my kid is off to kindergarten. The transition from full-time daycare/preschool to regular school is a big …
Sometimes, you just can’t catch a break. My friend, whom I’ll call Katherine here, is one of those people. She never used to be. She is level-headed, motivated, and fairly organized. But life keeps happening to her. First, she got …
During times of life transition, one might expect change. You might even expect to feel stress, as we talk about often here. But few people may stop and think about how those changes and stress may impact our communication. We’ve …
You had regular habits BCV (before COVID-19). They may or may not have worked well for you, but you had them nonetheless. Now we’re in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of those routines have been blown to …
At the start of the Coronavirus outbreak here in the U.S., I, like many others, didn’t think much of it. Then, there was a weekend in mid-March when suddenly, it became real. The following Monday, I started working from home. …