Conscious Parenting: How Much is Too Much Screen Time
With everything being digital and centered around some form of computing device, it is hard to know how much screen time is too much. From homework, to video games, to watching cool youtube videos, to talking (ahem texting) with friends, to sharing on social media and everything in between – even list making – we use our computers, phones, tablets or whatever electronic medium to get it done, and so do our children. So how can we...
10 Ways To Support A Domestic Violence Survivor
Domestic violence happens far more often than we care to admit. It is uncomfortable to think about our loved ones being hurt in some way. So when a loved one opens up about domestic violence to us, it can be tough to know what to do. I’ve run into this problem on both sides of the spectrum. Hearing a loved one share something awful happening at their home AND finally gaining the courage to speak out about what was happening in my own....
Conscious Living: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Within Your Relationship
Boundaries within a relationship are a very tricky thing. Many people feel boundaries are unnecessary because our better half is supposed to just know and act upon our needs and wants. Or they think that perhaps they could ruin or interfere with the excitement of the relationship. Wrong! All healthy relationship have boundaries. They are what creates security, trust and a fair playing ground within a relationship for it to grow. And...
Conscious Parenting: 10 Conscious Parenting Hacks Every Parent Should Know
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...
My 2018 Power Word of Intention for Motivation
Many of us take time during our busy holidays to reflect, think about the year past and begin to identify what we would like to do differently in the year to come. We set goals, we consider our intentions, we make resolutions and then we stick to them for about a… month or so… We may journal about it, or write down a long list that let’s be honest, we will probably never look at again or just make a mental note on lots of things that...
Conscious Living Vlog: A Brandless Unboxing
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...
7 Signs That Show You Are A Great Mom
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...
How Domestic Violence Affects Us All
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...
9 Tips On How To Consciously Talk To Your Kids About Divorce
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...
Conscious Living: 5 Easy Ways to Make More Time Now
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...