For years now, we have known that my son’s middle school years would be a time to do something different. My husband with his PhD in Education and my experience as a school social worker and counselor, led us both
Reclaiming Wholeness- an essay on my personal journey
Recently I wrote this autobiographical essay on the power nature connection and conscious mothering have had in my life, and why I do what I do… I recall very few moments of my young life, except those steeped in
All Good Things are Possible
This night felt like a movie. We were at City Hall for a City council meeting where our neighborhood showed up in full force, wearing red shirts, to protest rezoning for a high density complex that would bring more traffic
Understanding your Prickliness
This past Saturday, I was meandering silently through Oak Canyon, a local nature reserve, at the beginning of my Conscious Mothering retreat. As I walked, opening to what Spirit had to teach me, I found myself standing, unable to move,
Welcoming Autumn with Our Children (Autumnal Equinox)
A day early, my dear friend Erin and I took our children to the beach to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox. Over the years we have come together as kindred spirits in our love of nature and the rhythms it helps
Preserving the Authentic Essence
I originally posted this many moons ago at www.innerbonding.com and thought I’d share it here… inspired by a conversation with a mama at the mini retreat this Saturday….this issue is timeless…. —- A few months ago, I attended an amazing
Conscious Parenting: Preserving a Natural Pace
Our family is blessed to have vacationed in Maui many times over the years. Every time we arrive and I feel the warm winds blow, I take a deep breath and feel my body melt with relief: here is a
The Bigger Picture: Keeping our Children Close
I am really enjoying my re-read of Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate’s book, Hold Onto Your Kids. In this book, they describe how children’s excessive attachment to peers sabotages their development. What our children really need, they say, is a
A Missing Key to Building Children’s Self-Esteem
A client asks, “How can I help my child have good self esteem, when I don’t?” The fact that she can recognize that this is a problem is the first step! So often, parents, particularly those that have personal histories
Embracing vulnerability; what conscious pregnancy is teaching me about opening our hearts
The thin veil on emotions that one experiences while pregnant is a divine gift. I have experienced this pregnancy as a time of great shedding; shedding old fears (what if, what if, what if), shedding old limiting beliefs (I can’t