by thelivewellplayground | May 6, 2015 | anxiety, Balance, bravery, Children, family, happiness, mental health, motherhood, Parenting, resilience, Uncategorized
The only way I know to fully connect with my children and feel completely fulfilled as a parent is to keep my heart wide open and attuned to whatever is going on for them. I am blessed to be invited to share in the details of their lives: their worries, stresses,...
by thelivewellplayground | Mar 31, 2015 | Art, Balance, bravery, Change, happiness, Healing, motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized, Yoga
It was the year 2000. I was on the cusp of the biggest life change I would experience to date, but didn’t yet know it. I was preparing for what was to come. I was bracing myself for change and getting ready as best as I knew how. I was trying to finish up my...
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 24, 2015 | Art, Balance, bravery, Change, Children, happiness, Healing, motherhood, Self Care, Uncategorized
It is human nature to avoid pain, including emotional pain, whether it is ours or someone else’s. So we need to help our children navigate the fear and guilt that may come with learning to set boundaries. This morning my daughter wanted to have a ‘strategy...
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 17, 2015 | Art, Balance, bravery, happiness, Healing, Simplifying, Time, Uncategorized
Still your body Settle your thoughts Focus your attention on the clean, white page before you that will soon hold all of your answers. Wait, I feel you scuttling away To get some tea, to tidy up , to quickly attend to another matter. We circle, but rarely land....
by thelivewellplayground | Jul 18, 2014 | Balance, bravery, Change, happiness, Healing, Simplifying, Uncategorized
Last night I attended an event at The Wheeler Centre. It was a panel discussion titled ‘A Blush Of Boys’ that investigated both boys and mens experiences of being a male in today’s world. My 13 year old daughter was with me and when they invited...
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 6, 2014 | Art, Balance, bravery, Change, Self Care
Some time ago now I took a personal pledge to say YES to more things in my life. YES to opportunities, YES to invitations and YES to all sorts of offers that came my way. I felt that this would be a gentle, effortless way of introducing more joy and spontaneity back...
