Do you ever feel anxious, or embarrassed when meeting a new person? How about when you drive over a bridge, or go on a plane, or when you sit in the passenger seat of a car – do you get a bit ne ...
Question Hi, I constantly find myself over-reacting when my kids do annoying things that I KNOW are just ‘normal kid stuff’. Like the other day, my 4-year old daughter spread toothpaste all over ...
There is one important difference between the genders that can easily be blamed for most arguments: Your Hormones. Oxytocin, or as it’s often called ‘the love chemical’, or ‘th ...
I used to be a Depleted Mom. It wasn’t like I couldn’t get out of bed. In fact, I was very highly functioning – taking care of everything, and everyone around me. But I was so grumpy ...
Did you know that intimate relationships are based on the exact same principles as parent-child relationships? It’s true. There are three main things we require from our parents (as children, an ...
When my son, Dylan was born 8 years ago I was so unprepared for what was to come with a newborn – every day was a challenge. We were not expecting to get pregnant. We had just returned from 6 mo ...
This article was originally written in 2008! Not much has changed… Last tuesday I had an epiphany. For some reason, I woke up that morning with a vague sense of anxiety. It emanated from my slu ...
When you are seven, summer time is about learning important life lessons. How hot does the ground need to be before it burns your feet? How long can you hold your breath under water? Which rock is the ...
I was at the water park a couple of weeks ago, watching my son organize the troops for a water-gun fight. My two year old squealed in joy as she ran in and out of the spray, and I had a rare, and brie ...
You might see your imperfections as an unfortunate circumstance of your life – something you should rise beyond, overcome, or try to control. You might even see them as a personal failure, or a ...
