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There’s No Reason To Dread The Teenage Years: Parenting 101
Jan
17
My kids have all returned to school, and with them their friends, their boyfriends, and the happy high paced days and long nights of holiday with teenagers. Teenagers do not sleep the same hours as us adults, and trying to keep up with their zany schedule is as futile as it is exhausting... more
The Meaning Of Christmas Extends Beyond Family
Dec
24
I wonder if the tide is turning about Christmas. This year, it seems that more is being written about putting the meaning back in Christmas. This is pretty dicey territory, because Christmas does in fact have different meaning for different people.
To many, Christmas marks the birth of... more
Recommended Reading for the Holiday Season
Dec
16
When my son asked my advice on what courses to enrol in during his first year of University I didn’t even have to think. “Take some courses you think will be interesting, if you are lucky there will be a course that will blow the top of your head off, something that will leave you... more
THE VOID
Feb
26
Transitions are a big theme in my life right now. My son is going off to University, I finished a book a year ago and am pondering next steps in my life, and every client I am coaching seems to be going through some sort of significant life change. Transitions are comprised of endings,... more
STANDING IN MY TRUTH
Oct
04
On my office wall is a painting of a woman, strong and vibrant, with words embedded into the canvas. They read “ I love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” These words have given me both comfort and inspiration in the last... more
A Well-Beaten Path (Part 1)
Oct
01
It was when I was late for a meeting with a sponsor, running around the house cursing, senseless with anxiety and frustration at once again not being able to find my car keys, that I had this epiphany: we don’t make things different by keeping them the same. If you want different... more
Confessions of the Pathologically Competitive
Apr
11
I am the worst kind of competitive. You know, one of those people who doesn’t think she is competitive, who thinks she is a good enough person that she can turn it off when with family and small children, that is until somebody in the room yells “go”. Then her true nature shows. To... more
On World Autism Day
Apr
02
As a speaker, a writer and advocate for healthy kids, I make my life in the business of communication. As a NLP Master Practitioner and Life Coach, I pay attention to the words people chose to express their ideas and emotions, and I am careful of the language I use to express my own. I... more
Sport after Play
May
27
For all those parents who are worried that from the time their children are walking, they need to sign them up for sport—take heart. I have long promoted the importance of unstructured play for children, particularly young children. More about this can be explored in my Best selling... more
Tribute to Randy Starkman
Apr
22
I was standing beside Jane Roos, founder of the Can Fund, when I heard the sad news of Randy Starkman's passing. Randy was loved by every amateur athlete in this country. When he called, my assistant would simply say "Randy called" and I would know that Randy would want my perspective,... more