What You’ll Hear in This Episode (Show Notes: For full text, please take a listen.) When we keep our word: We gain confidence, self-esteem and self respect Competence as a wife, mother and friend We like who we are and how we show up in the world We can trust ourselves and be trusted When we don’t keep our word: We feel like losers We think we’re incapable…
What You’ll Hear in This Episode: (These are my notes.) I asked my husband Michael what he thought wives can do to help their husbands be great fathers. I share at the end his thoughts. A Little Background My husband Michael’s father was a WWII veteran. He was profoundly changed from the horrifying experience. He watched men killed and be killed and assuming my husband had traits of…
What You’ll Hear in This Episode Make sure to listen to Episode 83 “What Your Daughter Needs”. The basics of what ALL children need are contained there. This episode adds details specifically related to boys. Teach them to have mastery over their senses. Don’t be their forever mommy. Model the type of woman you want for your son – you won’t be perfect, and that’s o.k. Remember that…
What You’ll Hear in This Episode: Your Daughter Needs: A strong connection with us so they don’t seek strong connection elsewhere A sense of self and empowerment so they are safe Tools to navigate their daily life A purpose in their life and a belief in a higher power Help them figure out who they are called to be and do in life. Connection ***Communication Say what you…
You can find the “Reimagine Your Motherhood” workbook discussed in this episode HERE. This Sunday, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day here in the United States. And instead of hoping and praying that our family members remember and do something nice for us – I hope they do – let’s stop and reflect on who we are as mothers. When we think of our motherhood there are all kinds of…
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What You’ll Hear Although St. Mother Teresa was a quiet nun living in a community of other sisters in the middle of the poorest of the poor of Calcutta India, she had an amazing amount of wisdom for the family. One piece of advice is so simple and yet so powerful. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” Words Matter…
What You’ll Hear Life is a mosaic. If you look closely, you just see individual tiles. But when you step back you see a beautiful work of art Life is full of joys and sorrows, disappointments and celebrations, fear and confidence, challenges and successes. And all those moments, all those times of intense feelings are a separate tile in our life. And what holds all those tiles together?…
What You’ll Hear in This Episode Every few years they come out with a new study that tells us that in order to have well-adjusted, happy children they need a certain amount of positive interactions for every negative interaction with us. Sometimes the amount is 5:1 sometimes 10:1 I’m thinking do we really need a study to tell us that children are happier when we’re not always correcting…
What You’ll Hear in This Episode: Be Clear and Concise About the Issue Don’t whine, nag, or complain Be factual about the specific issue Seek resolution rather than just an airing of complaints Listen When communicating with your spouse, ask him what he thinks about the specific issue and listen without arguing or interrupting He is entitled to his opinion even if it…