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How to Write Sales Copy That Sells With Copywriter Elizabeth McKenzie
The truth is that I LOVE to write. In my dreams, I've written novels that change the world. Yet for the past decade or so I've been focused on...
How to Have a Difficult Conversation With Your Teen with Guest Parenting Coach Laura Lyles Reagan
In this episode, I quiz fellow Conscious Parenting Coach and one of my Family Alchemists, Laura Lyles Reagan, on what it takes to connect with a...
Divorce Decision Tree
Is it time to end your marriage? Here's a simple decision tree to help you find out. That first question is a doozy. Even if you think you...
How to Save a Marriage By Yourself
So, you're an empath married to a guy that treats you like a queen - most of the time. But those times he's angry? You question if you're more like...
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Why You Can’t Cry
Maybe as part of al-anon, therapy, or another intervention, you learned about boundaries and cut people out of your life that felt toxic. There's a...
Mom, I’m Not a Crybaby
Imagine you're watching a child struggle at the playground. Tears start to fall as his big sister pushes in front of him. His mom pulls the phone...
6 Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Boundaries
Have you always wondered what boundaries really are and how to hold them with your family? In this six-part series on the University of Alchemy, I...
Behavior: How Not Using Stoplight Charts Can Improve It
The use of stoplight charts negatively impact the child at worst and are an ineffective tool in managing classroom behavior at best. There are a variety of different evidence-based programs that teachers can utilize instead, and some that encourage the added component of mindfulness to take self-regulation and cognitive ability a step further. Work with your teacher and school to help them help your child today.
Living with Alternate Realities: Loving Someone That is Bipolar or Paranoid Schizophrenic
Loving someone that is bipolar or paranoid schizophrenic is easy. Living with them, sometimes, is not. They are related...
She was four…
She was four. Her body shook. Her heart felt fiery and tight, trying to hold down her rising stomach. Her mom was screaming about the mess; toys...
How To Be More Attractive To Your Child (Or Spouse!) Than A Video Game
In our homes, it's so easy to fall into the trap of being busy with all of the doing of adulting without even really connecting with our kids until...
Watch Now: Mini Masterclass from Fearless Parenting: Separation Anxiety at Drop-Off
Handing over my crying baby to a person I barely knew and having to leave her to go to work was a source of major anxiety for me as a new mom. ...
Responding to Tantrums
My daughter was screaming, crying, sobbing. "I want to watch Dory in the basement!" she repeated, over and over again. My dad and his...
Using Play to Teach Self-Soothing, Impulse Control, and Motor Planning and Sequencing Skills
One of the reasons why I love talking about using play with children is because it's such a BOGO. It moves the energetic state of parent AND...
Lessons on Trust From the Larry Nassar Case
I read a piece Glamour did, compiling parts of all of the victims' testimonies in the Larry Nassar case. It was heartbreaking. What...
The Blame Game – Saber Tooth Tiger Edition
Just a little bit ago I got up in my dark office and headed toward the kitchen. Suddenly I tripped on a package of boxes that someone must...
My Gift to You: Free Quick-Reference Child Development Guide for Ages 0-18
Part of my problem as a parent used to be just not trusting that I was doing the right thing for my children because I didn't always know what the...
You’re a NBI Detective!
As a parent coach, I specialize in ages 0-6, those super important programming years. Everything the parent does and says while the brain is...
Christmas in Cleveland
Cleveland should really start to market itself as a major Christmas tourist destination. Between our fluffy snowfalls, myriad of festivals,...
10 Alternatives to Time Out
Drum roll please! Presenting....... 10 Alternatives to time out!So we all know by now that spanking is essentially assault (don't believe...
Do You Have a Sippy Cup Launcher?
My favorite approach to solid foods after 6 months is called "Baby Led Weaning". Have you heard of it? It's a fantastic way to introduce...
The Great Binky Debate
While parenting has been such a beautiful awakening since I read The Conscious Parent when my first child was so young, it is rare that I...
Judge a child by its mother
I feel like almost every parenting wrong move is predicated by one thing: fear of judgement. Whether it's from your spouse, your mom, your...
How do I stop my older child from pushing my toddler?
Sibling rivalry is always challenging, but let's talk about violent toddlers. Little brother or sister were cute the first year, but now they're...
Shame, Blame, and Anger: How We Set Our Kids Up for Failure as Adults
"Shame is a focus on self, guilt is a focus on behavior. Shame is “I am bad.” Guilt is “I did something bad.” How many of you, if you did something...
Emotional Coaching through Tantrums
TANTRUMS. Whining. Crying. O.M.G.Every day, I see hundreds of questions asking, "What should I do when my child throws a...
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