by Carla Naumburg | Sep 29, 2014 | Mindfulness, Parenting
What is mindful parenting? Mindful parenting is just about applying the skills of mindfulness to our interactions with our children. It’s about noticing when we’ve been triggered by parenting and we’re suddenly stuck in the past, perhaps in our own childhoods, or...
by Carla Naumburg | Sep 26, 2014 | Parenting in the Present Moment
I must confess, I am still in shock about the amazing feedback I’m getting about my forthcoming book, Parenting in the Present Moment. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to read it and share their thoughts. Parenting in the Present Moment is...
by Carla Naumburg | Sep 4, 2014 | Kveller.com
“I shower. ALONE. While my girls are in the house. {Insert dramatic pause here.} And my husband is AT WORK. And they’re FINE.” At this declaration, my friends’ eyes got wide as they watched their 18-month-old daughter smear a mushy banana all over her face. Their...
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 13, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
Oh man. I really wanted to go. I’ve wanted to go to this retreat for three years. It happens in late August every year in Northern California, and it’s led by two experienced and amazing mindfulness teachers. It’s six days long. When you add in a day on each end for...
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 6, 2014 | Kveller.com
I am 5 years old. I am learning to spell my last name. N as in Nancy. A. U. M as in Mary. B U R G. No, that’s B U R G. I decide that when I grow up, I am going to change my last name to Whitney, like my best friend Elizabeth who lives next door. I’m not sure why her...
