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
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
Celebrating Easter’s Renewal with the wisdom of our Children
Every year, on Easter morning we take our children to Oak Canyon Nature Reserve; the woodsy piece of preserved land that we were married in. As we walk the dirt and oak leaf covered trail, we talk about the new
3 Steps to Nurturing your Child’s Intuition
Many have heard this story: A little girl who just became a big sister, is found in the baby’s room, leaning over the baby’s bassinet. She is overheard asking the baby in a whisper, “Tell me what God is like,
Little Body, Enormous Spirit: what my baby (in utero) is teaching me about the power of our souls
With all of my children, I have taken time while they were in utero to connect with their spirits. With Lucas, in the midst of my anxiety about his health, I connected to a sweet, caring spirit assuring me that
A Conscious Parent’s Manifesto
More and more, women and families are seeking to parent with greater awareness, to nurture their child’s authentic spirit, and allow their full potential to be expressed. Many of these same mothers and fathers are those who were wounded by
Healing, Healing Water
Here is a story about how children (and we) can use water to intuitively heal or destress, that I wrote after watching one of my favorite muses…. “Healing healing water For my little daughter Healing Healing has begun Now the
Conscious Mothering: A River of Release
Here is an article I wrote two years ago, describing the way our pasts touch our present life as mothers and offer many moments for healing, growth and surrender…. “I want to wake up I want to know where I’m
Seven Year Old Wonder
Lucas is turning seven this week. Seven is such a magical age, and here we are. Every evening a dream of tender connection as he shares his heart, his questions and his delightful discoveries of the day. I can look
Conscious Family Journeys: Victoria, Canada-we made it!
We made it all the way north and were about to enter our final northern destination: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada! We drive up to the ferry dock and I am stunned. In my mind, ‘ferry’ means smallish ferry taking one over