emotions

When my son came home from school yesterday he told me that he had some bad news. I thought it would be something like that he got paint down the front of his uniform or hurt himself falling down in the yard. I was not expecting him to tell me that one of the teachers […]

8 years ago

Not feeling it? We remember being kids – the anticipation for Christmas was monumental. The excitement and jitters you’d get on Christmas Eve were unmatched to any other feeling in the world. We can see it with our kids now too. They’re so excited for the big day and can’t wait to see what Santa […]

8 years ago

Emotions can be contagious, especially those expressed vividly by our loved ones. When it comes to difficult emotions, like anger, sadness, frustration, anxiety, the infectious nature of them makes things more difficult. Good judgement can be quickly overridden by two (or more) people caught in the emotional circle. If the first person experiencing difficult emotions is […]

11 years ago

#AcceptTheUnexpected

11 years ago

I’m sure any working parent would agree that balancing a family and job (and everything in-between) is difficult. It’s a constant juggling act of trying to please the people you love, while trying to please the people who make paying your mortgage possible. Not easy. There’s no denying it can be tough at times, but […]

12 years ago

Nothing can fully prepare you for becoming a parent. Read a million books on the subject, be the swottiest-swot on the topic of parenthood, and it doesn’t even come close to how it really feels. Nobody can tell you how it feels in the depths of your stomach – a mixture of roller-coaster-ride nausea thrown in with some immense, crippling pride, and a […]

12 years ago