Coaching & Compassion

Motherhood is created in the small moments…

1. Ice cream date with my favorite girls
2. The twins trying on fake press on nails
3. Notes to the tooth fairy - she was late
4. Coloring makes me calm
5. Holding a little space for big nerves
6. First ever piano recital
7. Supporting friends for important causes
8. Best homemade meal ever - katsu curry
9. Belated bday celebration for
10. Devil wears Prada 2 - so good!
11. Mother’s Day at school - they made us lunch, wrote us poems and spoiled us
12. Gifts… they made little trinket trays
13. I feel more confident about this whole boy Mom thing
14. Fitting room fun with the fam
15. Mother’s Day 2026 -
16. It takes a village
17. Loving through the good, the bad and everything in between

Somewhere along the way I traded in anxiety in Motherhood for quiet moments and contentment… it’s in how I choose to handle it, how I choose to mess up, repair, and try again.

Happiest Mother’s Day to all who celebrate ❤️.

8 million people (young, old and everyone in between) around the world walked the ‘No Kings’ protest, making this the biggest cumulative protest to ever exist in American history!! Whoever thinks peaceful protesting doesn’t make a difference… take it up with Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.!

1️⃣ What a tough age to be a human! Like nothing makes sense anymore, life feels tricky and overwhelming. Feelings are high but emotional vocabulary may be low, what a relief to write unfiltered in a journal knowing no one will violate your most inner thoughts. Often times, family life may feel unsafe and writing in a journal is what offers a safe outlet for them to share and feel seen.

2️⃣ Guys privacy is officially in. This is the only acceptable new norm from here on out… offering them privacy is offering them respect. The kind that helps them define their standard of respect they should expect from others. They’ll come to understand anything outside of this, is in fact a violation!

3️⃣ This age is a vulnerable time as their bodies are changing at a rapid pace and it is not in our child’s interest to be judged or criticized for their appearance in any way. Whether it may be: acne, chubby, too skinny, short, tall, skin color, hair texture, the list goes on. They don’t want your critique on their appearance but rather your support as they look in the mirror each passing day wondering what change they’ll have to endure today! Be their confidant!!

4️⃣ As a pr***en, our kids are asking an important inner question, “Am I worthy!” Like an investigator they are scoping for this answer everywhere they go. Our kids are being led to define their worth based on just one measure, grades which is robbing them of their totality. A better measure at this age can be based on character development.

5️⃣ Parents, trust me they have this one covered all on their own, no help needed! They fixate on comparative discovery: How come I’m not as skinny as Lisa, how does Mike get an A without even studying, I can’t run as fast as Maria, hate that my brother has better skin than me, why have all the boys in my class had a growth spurt but me? They need safe space at home knowing their family loves them for exactly who they are, not someone else.

What would you add… 👇

If they had the right articulate words and had no fear they would say…

➡️ they want to be able to express their doubt in themselves but know their parents don’t doubt them. They want to know their parents are by their side to encourage them and accept failure if needed.

➡️ they sometimes lie because they are afraid of being yelled at, the consequence, the shame, etc. They need a safe place to come to make their mistakes. Placing boundaries maybe necessary on our part but they want to know they’re still safe and loved in pursuit of correction.

➡️ they want to learn who they are without being told who they are. They don’t want to be our mini-me’s, they don’t want to be prescribed a career at 6 years old. They want to take their time to know who it is they are, they just want us along for the ride.

➡️ they are exhausted from listen to parents, the teachers, then aftercare adults, grandparents, and again parents all day. They are tired of constantly being told what to do just about every second of the day. Sometimes they don’t want to listen, or rather they want to listen to only themselves. They don’t want to take the dog out, they want to finish reading their book on the couch.

➡️ they want to mistakes to be a part of life not life breaking! They want it to be safe to make a mistake without yelling or shame. They want to know we accept them despite a mistake while also showing them how they can do things better.