65. Parenting Self-Assessment: How Healthy Is Your Relationship with Your Child?
We regularly check in on our finances, our health, and our careers - but how often do we check in on our parenting? Learn why taking inventory of your parent-child relationship is one of the most valuable things you can do, and download a free Parenting Self-Assessment to help you parent with greater awareness and intention.
64. Dad Phrases, Decoded: A Father's Day Special
"Because I said so." "Turn off the lights." "When I was your age..."
Every dad seems to have a collection of phrases that get repeated throughout childhood. We laugh at them, roll our eyes, and swear we'll never say them ourselves - until one day we do. In this Father's Day reflection, we explore the values, life lessons, and hidden wisdom behind some of the most classic dad sayings, and what they reveal about the way fathers teach, lead, and love.
63. Cultivating a Peaceful Family Culture: 9 Pillars That Bring More Connection, Safety, and Belonging to Your Home
What if peace isn't the absence of conflict, mess, noise, or big emotions - but the presence of something deeper? In this article, we'll explore the 9 Pillars of a Peaceful Family Culture and how peace grows through connection, safety, belonging, communication, play, and intentional family rhythms. Learn how to cultivate a home that feels peaceful, even in the middle of real life.
61. Work-Life Balance…or
We often talk about work life and home life as though they exist in separate worlds. But stress, connection, burnout, fulfillment, and emotional wellbeing don't stay neatly contained in one environment - they follow us everywhere we go. In this article, we explore why the parent and the professional are not separate people, why work-life balance may be the wrong goal entirely, and how alignment with our values can help us build lives that feel more connected, intentional, and sustainable. Learn how parenting exposes the places where we're out of alignment and why awareness is the first step toward meaningful change.
45. Trauma-Bonding: When Pain Feels Like Connection
This post explores the concept of trauma bonding, emphasizing how intense emotional experiences can foster connections that often feel deeper, yet create anxiety in calm situations. It highlights the difference between secure attachment, enmeshment, and trauma bonding, and discusses healing trauma bonds by establishing low-intensity connections and redefining intimacy.