News & Updates
How to Stop Freaking Out : The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Cool When Life Gets Chaotic publishes on September 10, 2024 and I’m so freaking (haha!) excited to share it with all of you!
For more details about my first book for kids, head over to the book page or scroll down for a list of podcasts.
Keep Calm and Don’t Freak Out: Parenting in an Age of Anxiety
Anxiety sucks. I think we can all agree on that. So, let’s cut to the chase and figure out what to do about it. (On the off chance you’re a parent who doesn’t struggle with anxiety, well, that’s awesome. Keep reading anyway. You never know when you’re going to need...
Respecting Everybody’s Body: Teaching Children About Consent
We need to talk about consent. It is our job, as parents, to teach our children how to respect their bodies and the bodies of every single person they encounter. If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed by the thought of even approaching this conversation, it’s not...
A New Tool To Help You Put Down Your Phone
According to my iPhone's new Screen Time app, I spent almost 40 hours on my phone last week. YIKES. I don't even know what to think about this. First I tried to justify it. I use my phone to listen to the radio, which I often have playing in the background. Maybe...
The Power of Gratitude in Parenting
I used to be super skeptical about gratitude. Honestly, I thought it was BS. And then I tried it. It wasn't long before gratitude became a major sanity-saver for me. I wrote a big ol' piece for Mindful Magazine about it. You can read it over here, and meanwhile,...
The Most Damaging Myths About Motherhood
I was recently interview for this important piece about the most damaging myths of motherhood. Here's a bit of what I had to say: Myth: As a mom, you need to fix it. “There is one highly pervasive myth about motherhood that most of us aren’t even aware of, yet it...
How a Smartwatch Can Make Parenting Easier
I didn’t buy a smartwatch because I thought it might make parenting easier—I bought it because it was cute and shiny and I like new toys. (I owned a Casio calculator watch long before they were popular. Oh, wait: They were never popular.) It’s been fun to fiddle...
How To Be Less Distracted With Your Kids
You want to be more present for your children, to engage with them from a place of intention and connection rather than distraction and knee-jerk reactions. But more often than you’d like to admit, you’re bored or preoccupied, sneaking glances at your phone, reviewing...
Don’t Take The Last Run: Advice From My Father
Father’s Day is coming up this weekend, which has got me thinking about my Dad. He gave me a lot of advice over the years. I listened to all of it, and then promptly forgot asthma treatment http://www.canadianpharmacy365.net/ or blatantly ignored most of what he said...
