Tag: family
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Free Webinar: Mindful Parenting – Starting with You
Monday, June 22 8-9pm PDT Parenting in the best of times can be hard – parenting during a pandemic is intense! “Putting your oxygen mask on first” is not a cliche, it’s a necessity to create a healthier you which directly results in a healthier child and family. Join Krista Kotz, PhD, MPH and Roxanna…
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What’s Working (when everything seems broken)
Greetings from my apartment. Tomorrow will begin week 5 of sheltering in place. By myself. I would never, ever have thought I could be alone for 4 weeks without going insane. What I “counted on” in life has either completely ended or radically changed. Between the news of the world, concerns for my family and…
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On Being a Woman
On Being a Woman On this day, March 8th, International Women’s Day, I give thanks for being a woman. For navigating this country, this culture, as a woman. I am a strong, independent, tall, intelligent woman and it isn’t always easy or pretty to navigate in a predominantly man’s world. In fact, it can be…
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This Little Light of Mine
I know many people are feeling overwhelmed with everything they are reading and hearing about in the news. Whether I am discussing the natural disasters, or the latest events in the United States, every conversation I have with friends revolves around what we can do, how we can help. I had tea with a friend…
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Road School 2017
This Spring, my son announced that he had two life goals: quitting school and living in a van. His love of learning has been with him from infancy, but ever since 6th grade, he’s slowly and progressively been losing interest in school. Over the past four years, I’ve watched the light go out of his…
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Ode to a Dog
Ohhh this one hurts. Meditation dog. Never sat down to meditate without my sidekick showing up. Had her own sheepskin but she would usually crawl in to my lap midway through the set. A little too full-figured for a lap dog. She didn’t care. Silly dog – people would smile at the sight of her. …