Creative Success Depends on Long View
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If Holiday Stress Is A Disease, The Virus Is Your Expectations
The holiday season steriotypically has always been portrayed as a time of fun, joy and warmth with family, friends and colleagues.
But it can also be a time of pain and high expectations. And the inevitable disappointments that follow those [...]
Podcast: Living Beyond The Wig
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Felicia M Hazzard is contributor to the book HERspectives, Rules and Tools that Build Successful Women: How I Created Work/Life Balance which features her memoir Living Beyond The Wig, the story of her experience living with breast [...]
Celebrate Each Day Like It’s Thanksgiving!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away.
Why not celebrate each day as Thanksgiving by living with the spirit of the day?
Why not live each day appreciating what we have [...]
Family Matters: When The Kids Opt Out Of Xmas
The eyes dim as we get older, but our vision is in some ways stronger, for all that experience helps us see what’s coming, right?
Not always.
How about when the kids decide they want to opt out of the holidays? Too much stress, they say. Too [...]
Whether You Are A Dog Person Or Not, This Blog Is For You
By: Leslie Ungar
August 26, 2014 | Comments Off on Whether You Are A Dog Person Or Not, This Blog Is For You
You probably have seen or heard about the Michael Vick Dogs.
Remember that horrible chapter in life and the NFL when Vick went to prison for dog fighting. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary came to the forefront for many that had been unaware of [...]
Caught In The Middle, Again!
Are you ever caught in the middle of family conflict, trying to keep the peace between family members who just don’t get along?
Are you the mediator, who is always put under a lot of stress, anxiety, heartache and even pain when you hear [...]
Podcast: Taming The Melt Down Madness
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Danielle Ratcliff is the co-author of the new book Your Sanity Guide to Taming the Melt Down Madness with Kelly Mettler. Together they have worked with families on behavior management and psychology for a combined 35 years.
Taming [...]
The Midlife Sage: Learning From The World’s Great Chefs
By: Elaine Ambrose
August 11, 2014 | Comments Off on The Midlife Sage: Learning From The World’s Great Chefs
A few years ago, I traveled on a cooking tour of Italy and learned how to make authentic dishes with acclaimed Chefs Antonia and Giulianna at the Villa Serego Alighieri near Verona.
The property, surrounded by vineyards, olive trees, and fruit [...]
Walking Across America for Little Children: Anna Harrington
By: Frosty Wooldridge
July 24, 2014 | Comments Off on Walking Across America for Little Children: Anna Harrington
“For Jane Austen and the readers of Pride and Prejudice, solitary walks express the independence that literally takes the heroine out of the social sphere of the houses and their inhabitants, into a larger, lonelier world where she is free [...]
6 Tips On Securing Your Home From Those You ‘Trust’
There are going to be times in your life when you will need to simply trust people who you let into your home for various reasons.
People such as:
House cleaners: House cleaners get in the nooks and crannies of your home and have to be trustworthy. [...]
Podcast: Keep Your Child From Being A Victim Of Gun Violence
By: Peggy Wireman
July 14, 2014 | Comments Off on Podcast: Keep Your Child From Being A Victim Of Gun Violence
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Dr. Peggy Wireman says that your child is more likely to die from a gunshot wound than cancer or other diseases until 35 years of age. Dr. Wireman is the author of Connecting the Dots: Government, Community and Family and shares [...]
Saying “Happy Birthday” To An Ex-Father
For ten years, I enjoyed membership in a large Italian family, and they excelled in festive reunions, dramatic gestures, abundant food and drink, and naming several people Michael.
After I canceled my membership by divorcing one of the Michaels, [...]
Summertime…And The Livin’ Was Easy
Growing up in the 1960’s with the great songs of summer was amazing!
We weren’t close enough to California to be surfer girls who would wipeout, but we were ready to roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer! Three months of making [...]
Do You Support Or Do You Meddle?
Is there a difference between being a support to your children and being too supportive?
Should we as parents be worried?
I am the mom of two wonderful adult children. Both are college educated and on their own. My married son has a great job [...]
Warning: Explosion At Risk
Once in a while you have to do something that makes no sense.
At least to your logical mind. However for you creative mind this will feel like a long run, eating candy, yoga, or great sex! And if you don’t do it there will be serious consequences.
It’s [...]
Podcast: Is Conscious Uncoupling An Option For Divorcing Parents?
By: Rosalind Sedacca, CCT
June 18, 2014 | Comments Off on Podcast: Is Conscious Uncoupling An Option For Divorcing Parents?
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Is Conscious Uncoupling An Option For Divorcing Parents?
Why is the concept of uncoupling consciously so threatening?
Why does parental divorce so often become a process of unconscious un-parenting?
So who really loses in divorce [...]
Daddy’s Baby Girl
Being born on Father’s Day, 1950, somehow immediately made me “Daddy’s Baby Girl!”
I lived up to that for twelve years; then came my terrible teens! I wish I could take back those rebellious years, for I would never have chosen to be [...]
Summer Sun ‘n Stuff
Isn’t it amazing what a little warmth and sun can do for your mood?
Where I live, we’ve just come through one of the bitterest winters on record. Spring didn’t give great respite: it was cool with constant bouts of rain. I recall one afternoon [...]
Podcast: Coolhaus Ice Cream Book
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Natasha Case is the co-founder of Coolhaus, architecturally inspired gourmet ice cream. Since their launch at Coachella in 2009, Coolhaus has grown from 1 truck to 5 cities and is carried in 1,500 stores like Whole Foods. Yahoo [...]
Podcast: Single Moms Rock! How To Survive And Thrive As A Single Mom
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Kei Renae MBA, is the founder of an organization called “Single Moms Rock” which is dedicated to the empowerment of single mothers. Kei is also author of Single Moms Rock! How to Survive and Thrive As a Single Mom.
Single [...]
Remember The Basics Of Getting Your Life And Space Organized
In just a few months I will need to renew my certification as a Professional Organizer.
Yes, there really is a three-hour test, requirements and hoops to jump through to get certified!
You might think that the test involves how to sort, toss, [...]
A Few Tips to Avoid Nagging
“Clean your bedroom!” “Pick up the wet towel after your shower!” “Shut the light when you leave the room!”
These are a few of the things I would scream – like a broken record – to get my family [...]
Planting A Garden In Your Mind
In America today, you notice an endless stream of teens, college kids and employees looking down into their Smart phones.
At bars, women line the dance floor with a white light shining up into their faces from their phones as they stare into [...]
Podcast: How to Design a Healthy, Safe Space for Your New Baby
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Trina Masepohl is an engineer turned interior designer and author. She turns her technical expertise and love of design to helping parents create healthy, safe environments where their children can grow and thrive. Her new book, The [...]
Navigating The Awkward Side of Parenting
It’s time for the talk.
Julia Sweeney’s excellent TED conversation “It’s Time For The Talk” is a very humorous account of a situation that practically all parents find themselves in at one time or another. And I’ve got to say [...]
Podcast: Well-Sibling Syndrome
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Joan Heartwell has worked in the book industry for over twenty years wearing many hats. She is the author of four novels and several travel stories, but she never planned to write a memoir–until now. Her new book Hamster [...]
4 ‘Dangerous’ Yet Crucial Things Every Parent Should Encourage
I am a psychologist who works with adults, who are often very high achievers.
So when I am asked if I see children in my practice, my routine tongue-in-cheek quip is, “only those in adult bodies.” More seriously, I’ve seen [...]
Podcast: How Do I Tell The Kids About The Divorce?
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Rosalind Sedacca is a Divorce & Parenting Coach as well as the Founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network for parents. She is author of How Do I Tell The Kids About The Divorce?
In this podcast, Rosalind shares must [...]
Podcast: Engaging Family Activities For All Ages
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When planning a family vacation or even a fun activity for a Saturday afternoon, how do parents make sure cries of, “I’m bored” or “This is lame” don’t ruin the day for everyone? Museums may be great for Mom and Dad, [...]
Podcast: How To Handle Holiday Firsts
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Family therapist Carleton Kendrick is a licensed psychotherapist, noted national speaker, broadcast commentator and author of Take Out Your Nose Ring, Honey, We’re Going to Grandma’s: Hanging In, Holding On and Letting [...]
Paradise Can Be Anywhere
My husband and I took a fabulous trip to the island of Kauai, Hawaii for our 25th wedding anniversary.
It was the most beautiful and exotic place I had ever seen. I have wanted to go back ever since. But I don’t just want to duplicate that [...]
Podcast: Pregnant? New Baby? Need Sleep!
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Today’s guest is Dr. Richard Hansler is a physicist who spent more than forty years doing research for GE on better and brighter light bulbs.
It was only after retiring from GE and going to John Carroll University that he discovered [...]
Podcast: Raising Children In A Competitive Culture
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Dr. Hilary Levey Friedman is a Harvard sociologist and author of Playing To Win: Raising Children In A Competitive Culture, about elementary school-age children’s participation in the competitive afterschool activities of [...]
Podcast: The Power To Say NO
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Dee Dee Gooding is the author of In the Back Seat with Prince Charming and mentor to high risk teen girls who is an advocate helping teens change the way they think about themselves and their futures.
The Power To Say NO
How [...]
Podcast: From Pain To Parenthood
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Deanna Kahler is the author of “From Pain to Parenthood,” in which she shares her heartfelt journey to motherhood, through miscarriages and a long adoption process.
Now she is reaching out to others by telling her [...]
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