It’s often easy to default to thinking that boundaries are selfish — that wanting time for yourself is all about you. Boundaries are abou...

I led a workshop this week and had an aha moment — a lack of boundaries often is rooted in a lack of confidence, a belief that you (worki...

Recently Brene Brown called out exactly why our current situation is so hard. We are on one of those roller coasters that are inside in t...

My good friend, Nayef Zarrour, gave me a good tip recently. When a female friend comes to him upset, he asks, “Do you want a pink or a bl...

I’ve held up pretty well this year — even despite the social unrest and pandemic. But, the wildfires (and my whole Instagram feed being o...

Ok. So we’ve survived the first week or two of remote schooling. Congrats! The only we are going to make it through is with a sense of hu...

Chloe freaks out when she makes a mistake. Like whales on the floor sobbing, making minor mistakes so much worse. The scary part is that ...

Next time you feel a bit selfish for doing something that brings you joy (but takes you away from your kids), remember one of my favorite...

Let’s ease into the short work week today with a little laughter. Take McSweeny’s quiz: Are you the worst fucking parent? Here are a few ...

Last week, the kids’ school released the online learning calendar. It involved 30-min on, 20-minutes off of Zoom calls for most of the da...

The other day I went on a ‘trail run.’ Trail run is in quotes because I’m not sure the route I chose was actually a trail, and the challe...

Recently I’ve been obsessed with Outschool — small group online classes for kids. My five-year-old, Rowan spent the spring hiding under t...

A few weeks ago, I had a huge ‘aha’ moment. I had made a mistake earlier that day and couldn’t sleep.  When I reflected on why I was wire...

I default to being over-programmed. Hell, today, I have twelve meetings almost back-to-back. But, recently, I have been blocking off most...

For his birthday, I gave Rowan a five-year journal -— one of those where you write a line each day for five years, so you can see what yo...

Often, when our situation is not what we want, we look towards external forces, ignoring our part: My boss creates fire drills. My partne...

On Saturday, the kids and I were kayaking in the Potomac. We saw a rope swing on the bank ahead. “Mommy, can we go on the rope swing?” My...

A couple of weeks ago, I made more mistakes than I’d like to admit. On top of that, my gremlins kept harping on how I’ve made these same ...

For a recent article, I had to write five things I was grateful for coming out of the pandemic. I thought I’d share: You now appreciate t...

Here is the start of a piece that made me LOL. Please go to the link (to give the writer her due traffic) to see the rest. Dear Parent or...