PARENTING BLOGS

Elevate Your Life: A Journey from Circumstances to Vision

Introduction Welcome, Amazing Moms! In the whirlwind of life's challenges, it's all too easy to let our circumstances define us. However, as a world-class life coach, I'm here to guide you through a transformative journey—from overcoming burnout to thriving through...

The Silent Struggle

Introduction In a world that often celebrates parenting as a joyful and rewarding experience, the reality for many professional moms raising teens and tweens struggling with anxiety and depression is a stark contrast. Their journey is marked by isolation, loneliness,...

The Head Coach of Life: Professional Moms Juggle Multiple Roles and Burnout

Introduction: Life often resembles a grand game of football, with its ups and downs, strategic plays, and a team that depends on its leader for guidance and direction. Just like a football team, professional moms raising tweens/teens with anxiety and depression are in...

Co-Parenting. The Do’s and Don’ts.

"Co-parenting" is a term used to describe the parenting process when parents have either separated or divorced. The truth is, though, co-parenting occurs not only in that situation but when parents live together as well. When you stop to think about it, co-parenting...

Praise Effort and Progress! Raise Your Child’s Self-Esteem

How often do you give your child a compliment only to hear them negate it?  For example, if you say, “that drawing is great!", they retort with "no it’s not it stinks." Or if they make an excellent shot in basketball, and you say, “nice shot,” they state "no it...

Cutting Back. Is It Time For You and Your Family To Do It?

Many of us, including myself, are currently experiencing the need to increase our income, by cutting back.  For many of us, the thought to cut back brings up frustration and anger. This certainly is understandable, but what if you look at cutting back in one area as a...

DO NOT FEAR, WHEN CHANGE IS NEAR!

In the past week, I have had several conversations with clients, family, and friends about a subject that has always intrigued me.  That subject is the concept of change.  Change is scary to many, and has been something I have feared myself.  I have discovered that...

5 Steps People Living with Anxiety Disorders Can Take to Help Themselves

It is a fact that anxiety, depression or medical conditions with a physiological basis are like diabetes and high blood pressure. There is also no denying that just like diabetes and high blood pressure, anxiety and depression can be helped with the person making some...

How to Help Your Children with ADHD and Anxiety Disorders Become Effective Listeners

*at first glance, this post may appear as a duplicate of my last one. while it looks similar, the differences here are very important. this is geared towards children with ADHD or anxiety. thank you!* How often do you as a parent become frustrated with your child’s...

How to Help Your Kids Become Effective Listeners

How often do you as a parent become frustrated with your child’s “selective hearing,” and not listening to you when you speak? How often have you given thought to the fact that to become an effective listener is a learned/developed skill? How would you like to be...

MINDSET BLOGS

DO NOT FEAR, WHEN CHANGE IS NEAR!

In the past week, I have had several conversations with clients, family, and friends about a subject that has always intrigued me.  That subject is the concept of change.  Change is scary to many, and has been something I have feared myself.  I have discovered that...

Here’s To Resolution, and Not Blame, or Shame.

How many times have you been in a situation where you have the knee jerk reaction to play the blame game? Were you blaming someone, something, or even the situation for the circumstance you found yourself in? We are all guilty of this; myself included. However, I find...

Dive In! What Are You Scared Of?

Sometimes in life, you just have to allow yourself to dive right into the deep end and trust in your ability to swim. The outcome of the jump may not necessarily be what you had anticipated or hoped for, but one thing is for certain, you won’t drown! You cannot drown,...

Letter To Myself

Dear Sharon, I am writing you this letter because I want you to have emotional freedom.  I want you to let go of the guilt you have associated with your son having a severe anxiety disorder. You know that an anxiety disorder is a true medical condition...
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Imperfection is a beautiful thing.

Imperfection is a beautiful thing.  Allow yourself to be imperfect and have faults. We’re all humans and have faults. Allow yourself to mess up. Don’t hide your mess ups and failings. Leave them in the open. Use them as learning tools for yourself and your child....

ANXIETY BLOGS

5 Steps People Living with Anxiety Disorders Can Take to Help Themselves

It is a fact that anxiety, depression or medical conditions with a physiological basis are like diabetes and high blood pressure. There is also no denying that just like diabetes and high blood...

The “Rules” of Anxiety

How often do you wonder what the “rules" of anxiety are? What “rules” does anxiety impose on the person living with it? What are the “rules” for actually responding to a loved one or friend...

The Many Faces of Anxiety

For those living with anxiety disorders, one of the most frustrating, if not the most frustrating statement to hear is “you don’t, he/she doesn’t look anxious."  Anyone living with anxiety or who...

Anxiety Disorder: To Support, and Understanding is NOT Required

Those living with anxiety and those living with people who have anxiety need support. Coping with anxiety yourself or for someone else who is important to you can be terrible. The biggest gift that...
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My Passion for Anxiety Disorders

My passion for assisting those with Anxiety disorders “get the message out” about what those with anxiety experience began almost three years ago.  My son was having severe difficulty attending...