written by Rebecca Falkner “Good Vibes Only” You see it everywhere; on signs, tee-shirts, bumper stickers, social media photos. We’ve become obsessed with being happy and with feeling good. A friend in my Mom’s Group recently shared what a challenging week she’s had with our group. I read her message and immediately felt empathy for her, but I also felt relief that someone was willing to be real and share the hard stuff. Before I could respond, she’d apologized for complaining. No apology was necessary of course. I’d had a hard week too and her willingness to share truthfully ...
The Reality of Self Care
written by Rebecca Falkner There are a lot of trendy topics in the women’s health space lately, some I notice quite often: Matcha Tea, CBD everything, ketogenic diets and "self-care.” Self-care has become a catchy buzzword lately. Not only in the personal development world, but even in mainstream media. You'll see articles in popular women's and parenting magazines about the importance of self-care, hear well-known authors, athletes and entrepreneurs on podcasts talking about it. Youtubers of all ages and stages take you through their “self-care routine” made up of things ...
Connection Before Correction
Written by Dr. Jane Nelson for Positivediscipline.com. The one Positive Discipline Tool I wish I had used more consistently is this: Connection before Correction. Of course, I didn't know what this meant as a young mother, and didn't create it as a Positive Discipline tool until about five years ago. Now we know it is just brain science: children learn (grow, feel safe, thrive) best when they feel connection—or as Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs taught us, "a sense of belonging and significance". Extensive research shows that we cannot influence children in a positive way until we ...
