from angry and stuck to a truly good mom

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How good are you at being tired?

Being tired is a skill. not eating or drinking or distracting yourself from being tired. JUST feeling tired and BEING with it. It is an important skill because if we can be really good at feeling tired/ feeling not our best then we can allow others to behave the way they behave and no react …

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Guilt

Here are the 3 things i believe that help me deal with guilt. 1. At the core of us we are amazing and that is always the truth. We are good, complete, not broken, not wrong. 2. Life is 50 % amazing and 50 % awful.  That includes feelings and our behaviour.  3. I am …

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How not to depend on them to feel good

As parents we can have rules and expectations of our kids but when we feel dependant on them following those expectations that’s when we hurt ourselves.The truth is we can’t control them so when we depend on them to feel good we ultimately feel out of control of how we feel.  Ask yourself “how can …

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How WE start fights

Here is a list of fight starter thoughts and it has these things in common:1. we are not okay with ourselves2. we are not okay with our son (what he’s doing, saying, being)3. we are not okay with the situation Listen up to all the different examples i make from my life and from what …

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They can’t fill your bucket

Nobody else can do that for you.  This is great news.  You don’t have to rely on them to do that!  You can’t control what they do anyway! why would you want to put them in charge of how you feel!Your husband, your son, your mom – are not the ones making you happy or …

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Copy/Paste TRUST

If you are struggling in one area of your life and in other areas of your life things come easily to you – try this out.  Listen up to hear some of the examples I use in my life and think about your examples from your life.