My interview on Mother Plus Podcast

Ambivalence in motherhood. Part 1: When you're a "different" kind of mom What happens when you feel like a "different kind of mom?" Despite feeling grateful to be at home…

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Dealing with negative emotions
I love, I hate. Peace after accepting ambivalence.

All mothers know this.  That the love we have for our child is so intense and all-consuming that it's spectacular and terrifying in its power.  Yet it's rare we admit…

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setting boundaries
Are you sacrificing the peace within you to keep the peace around you?

Over the years I’ve noticed that my threshold for dealing with drama is remarkably low. Not that sort of “oh I’m getting older and less patient” low. I mean that…

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happiness
119 scientifically proven ways to be happier

One of my all-time favorite topics. Okay so maybe 119 ways to feel happier feels a little overwhelming. So cherry pick. Try two, or six or twenty.... This guest post…

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Why this nation is so happy

[caption id="attachment_5662" align="alignleft" width="300"] By Sgt. Samuel R. Beyers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]Live Happy magazine reports that Costa Rica ranks as one of the happiest places on earth across…

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3 ways to amp up happiness

[caption id="attachment_5633" align="alignleft" width="300"] Credit: pixabay.com[/caption] The happiness movement is in full gear with piles of positive psychology research and even a happy magazine ("Like" Live Happy magazine on Facebook…

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Feeling joy: living intentionally to re-wire your brain

As it turns out, we humans adapt pretty well to feeling awful or to living the less dire but equally joyless neutral and numb existence. Kids, relationships, jobs, falling finances…

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Your original perfection

All of us it seems, have two voices in our head. Sometimes all we hear is the critical nudge who insists we’re never enough, that we find a new job…

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Secrets to Happiness Don’t Change. Timeless Wisdom Prevails.

Philosophers, spiritual leaders, self-help gurus, even scientists profess to know what makes a person happy, yet the core principles remain unchanged. Photo by dumplife (Mihai Romanciuc) on Flickr The theories behind what creates…

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