Tag: relationships
Connecting While Letting Go of Your College Kid
If you’re like me, you are having a mini panic attack wondering how you will continue to connect in healthy ways with your child...
Presence Over Productivity
Being Present is Inconvenient
I sit with a friend over coffee. She’s had a tough week.
It’s 5:30 pm and quite honestly, the worst time of...
The Un-Book Club
I recently took back hosting a book club that I had been on a bit of a hiatus from, during my busy last year. ...
Friends with Benefits
I love seeing my friends, but when life is so full and when we are trying to focus on so many goals at the...
Fight! Fight Like Hell to Forgive
If you could take a magnifying glass to my extended family...really study us...look into the deepest, darkest parts... you would probably describe my...
Walking on Eggshells- A Friendship Red Flag
It is such a sad story to live a life where you cannot be completely who you are due to how others might take...
On Being Adopted
$2,500.
The amount my parents paid to adopt a little Korean baby almost 39 years ago.
“It was a lot of money back then,” my mom...
Build Your Mom Team
Being a mom isn’t always easy. If you’re like me, maybe you’ve struggled over the years to find your footing, to really feel like...
The Impact of Community on our Health
Our social environment has a pretty significant impact on our health. Our mental, physical and emotional health can all benefit from a fulfilling, supportive,...
I’m the New “Kid” With No Friends
My family moved to Ventura County on a hot, blistering summer day in July. Normally, just another Wednesday in July but it happened to...