Being stuck or forced in between your parents and their problems (whether that is with each other or life itself) is like being caught in the middle of a whirlwind of emotions of which you never asked
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Archives for June 2020
Ways to respect a child
I was not a gentle parent with my first born. I felt pressured to entertain her at every moment. I had all the gadgets + battery operated toys that I believed made her happy + helped her develop. I
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Wounded Inner Child Work
Our wounded inner child dictates a lot of how we show up in relationships, whether it be intimate ones or how we parent our actual child. This chart describes the most common ways I have seen it
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Body talk
I had our third daughter last week at home. There was blood + a cord + a crying baby. Mommy’s big tummy was gone. Both of my toddler girls looked on in curiosity. They had big feelings, big questions.
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Inside the itchiness
This may as well become a @glennondoyle page. I don’t mind. You? #untamedanthem
Itchiness. I feel this. I’m itchy + impatient + stuck + grief stricken. I’m also grateful + joy filled + at peace. Yes,
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To foster, we must…
Yesterday my post sparked some debate. (I shared how my 4 year old daughter yelled she hated me + clawed my arm.) I received many msgs + concerns on how allowing this behavior in my home will
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How to fight fair with your kid
We are awaiting baby #3 on top of being home for 3 straight months (COVID) which makes for many opportunities to “fight fair” with my 2 toddlers. Just yesterday, I was clawed at and told “I hate this
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More no’s
Your life isn’t crazy.
People aren’t running you ragged.You just don’t know how to say NO.
One of the first boundaries I suggest for people to practice is using this powerful word. Most of us were
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Don’t sanitize your story
I spent a long time hiding the parts of me that I was ashamed of. The mistakes, the past, the memories I desperately tried to numb + deny + avoid. I didn’t realize however, that the harder I worked to
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If we do not transform, we transmit…
We can’t control how people hurt.
We can’t force compliance, rush processing, or demand obedience.
Many are angry. Underneath that anger is layers + layers of unprocessed trauma, abuse + neglect.
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