That image in your head of the "perfect parent"? It's not just unrealistic—it's stealing your joy. And here's what I know for sure: Our kids don't need perfect parents. They need real ones.

The Myth of Perfect Parenting

I remember standing in my kitchen, surrounded by breakfast chaos, thinking abo...

Let me tell you something I've learned after decades of research on shame, courage, and resilience: We're raising kids in a world that often confuses success with worth, and speed with value. The "fail fast" culture has created what I call a "hustle for worthiness" that's affecting our children in p...

You know that feeling when you're rushing between meetings, scrolling through work emails during soccer practice, and somehow trying to remember if you signed that permission slip? Yeah, me too. Let's talk about the reality of parenting in a world that never seems to slow down – and why that uncomfo...

Let's have an honest conversation about time – that precious resource that seems to slip through our fingers like sand, especially when we're juggling the beautiful chaos of parenthood. I've spent years researching how people navigate life's demands, and here's what I know for sure: the solution isn...

Let's talk about something that hits close to home for many of us – that moment when we've just heard ourselves yelling at our kids, again, and the shame spiral begins. I get it. I've been there too, standing in my kitchen, wondering how I became the parent who yells when I swore I never would.

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Let's have a real conversation about parenting burnout. You know that bone-deep exhaustion that makes you wonder if you're cut out for this whole parenting gig? That feeling of being stretched so thin you can barely recognize yourself some days? I see you, and you're not alone in this.

As someone w...