Conscious Parenting

Jan03

Conscious Parenting: 10 Conscious Parenting Hacks Every Parent Should Know

Posted on Jan 3, 2018

Raising the next generation is one of the biggest challenges each and every parent faces. There are so many choices, so many situations that catch us by surprise, so many little moments lost in our frustration to do it all just right – trying to be perfect, to raise perfect, to seem perfect. I know I was caught in that mindset for a while. I can’t tell you how many times the phrase “I wish someone had told me” was uttered under my...

Dec19

Conscious Living Vlog: A Brandless Unboxing

Posted on Dec 19, 2017

Tired of paying more for things just because of the name it carries or that it is organic? A lot of us are. Enter Brandless. A company who strives to give everyone access to goodness – from fair trade, to non GMO to clean beauty. They are a conscious company with an inexpensive membership program ($36 a year) allowing participants to buy anything for just $3 each, anything. And they have a huuuuggggeee selection of everyday...

Dec10

7 Signs That Show You Are A Great Mom

Posted on Dec 10, 2017

Let’s be honest, being a mom can be confusing, challenging, frustrating and exhausting. Most of us are so tired we feel like we are getting it all wrong. Raising the next generation is a very special task, one that most parents are constantly questioning themselves on whether they made the right choices for their child or not. We all have doubt, it is human nature. But when that doubt sets in, we need to be strong. We need to realize...

Dec07

How Domestic Violence Affects Us All

Posted on Dec 7, 2017

When I came Out Of The Darkness And Into The Light, I looked around and I realized that I was not alone. I was now part of a large group of people as domestic violence affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men. On average, 24 people per minute are harmed by domestic violence here in the USA. (1) We are not alone. And we will not be sad anymore. We are survivors. We are strong. We are honest. I realized I had not done as great a job at...

Dec04

9 Tips On How To Consciously Talk To Your Kids About Divorce

Posted on Dec 4, 2017

The ever dreaded conversation… It was one of the scariest and yet best conversations of my life. Everyone’s situation is different, but the bottom line is none of us want to disappoint our children by telling them we are getting divorced. So when the time arises to come clean and tell the kids what has been going on, it can be very daunting. In my situation, I didn’t have a choice. We didn’t know if there would be a tomorrow, we had...

Dec01

Conscious Living: 5 Easy Ways to Make More Time Now

Posted on Dec 1, 2017

Time is our most precious asset, second only to our health. What we do with our time is, at the end of the day, truly up to us. Then why do so many of us feel like we don’t ever have enough time or that there is just so much to do looming over our heads in the future that we can’t even take a second to be in the present? I know I feel both of these. I procrastinate little things like getting gas (literally until the light has been on...

Nov29

Deborah Kagan – The Mojo In You. Ignited.™

Posted on Nov 29, 2017

Have you heard of this amazing woman – Deborah Kagan? Do you know what your mojo is? Do you know you already have it?! You do – read on to learn more! How We Met I met Deborah in a very unusual, interesting way. I was working with the fabulous photographer Janet Barnett Lifestyles Photography last May who was talking about a weekend ‘Rock Your Mojo’ seminar she was thinking of attending in the fall and that it might be a great...

Aug10

Conscious Living: Domestic Violence Survivor

Posted on Aug 10, 2017

Check out a little behind the scenes video from my photo shoot with Janet Barnett Lifestyles Photography! It really was life-changing. I can still practice Conscious Living even as a domestic violence survivor and you can too!

Jul30

7 Ways to Show Support To A Single Mom

Posted on Jul 30, 2017

I have always respected single parents. Parenting is hard enough when there are two parents involved, but when you are maintaining a career, running a household, and being a 24 hour a day taxi service/chef/housekeeper for your kids on your own, that takes parenting to a whole new level. I had always known being a single parent is hard, but I never fully understood how hard until I became one myself 10 months ago. After being a stay at...

Jun09

Behind the Scenes

Posted on Jun 9, 2017

Behind the scenes, I have been re-learning life, as a single mom. I’m not gonna lie, it has been a really tough transitional period, for all of us. And even though I know it is just a season, one that has nearly passed, it has been an important time for healing, learning, and growth for myself and my children. I have been struggling to figure it all out. To make sense of not only what happened to us, but of what our new future looks...