Moving away from positive parenting and towards reflective parenting

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Reflections on resilience, freedom & identity from the book In Order to Live

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I reflect on In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park and the deep questions it raised for me about freedom, identity, resilience, and what it means to think for ourselves. The book prompted powerful reflections on how we understand our own stories, how we ...  Show more

Reflections on loving more deeply and being present

Send us Fan MailThis week, I'm sharing six simple mantras from the book How to Love that made me stop, reflect, and think differently about the way I show up as a parent, partner, and person.Together, we'll explore what it really means to be present, to recognize when someone we ...  Show more

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