Getting Back to School with Ease
it’s been a long time since we were at school change is hard. Keep that in mind. The anxiety is normal. Change is anxiety-provoking, even when it’s for something possible. As an adult did you have a new job you were super excited about? Were you nervous about...
Without Electronics How Does Your Child Calm Down?
Such a simple question, but many parents don't know the answer. Without electronics, how does your child calm down? Electronics are part of our lives. How would you feel if I took your phone away for a day or even a week? What would you do? Read, spend time with...
Are You Doing it ALL?
You do not have to do it all and that is why my group is called Overworked to Overjoyed: because you don't have to do it all, click the link to join our free community of parents (I go live once a week answering our questions)...
Self-Compassion is The Key to True Fulfillment
In life we have a choice. We can choose happiness or focus on the negative. The path to true fulfillment starts with us. You cannot look to others to feel true happiness. The first step is to give yourself self-compassion. Validate your efforts, your struggles and...
ADHD Facts to Help you Understand Your Child
Photo by Yanapi Senaud on Unsplash It is helpful for caregivers to really understand their child and why they struggle. Children with ADHD has different variations of difficulty. They really want to do well, but they have to work harder. They need parents and...
I Let My Mother-In-Law Clean my House
Yup, you heard me right. My mother-in-law offered to come into the house and clean up. I was a Mom with young children. They are messy, they are time consuming and I wasn't cleaning up after them because I was playing with them instead. I was able to shut out the...
Working At Home with Kids.. Staying Alive!
How are you doing? This has been a hard time... ESPECIALLY if you are working from home AND making sure your children are taken care of. Please give yourself a break.. lower your expectations and praise the shit out of your kids when they do better! Here are some...
Motivate Your Child and Teen to Reach for Their Goals
It's a new year, and so many are scared to step into the unknow after the year that we have had. When emotions get big we have different ways of handling them. We can shut down, avoid, be indifferent. This can come across as being lazy, or not caring. Act out, get...
Dealing with Another Lockdown: Tips to Help You and Your Children
It's hard not to let your emotions swallow you up. Another lockdown means more isolation and more time with your children. It can bring on feelings of being overwhelmed, anxiety, frustration, irritation, helplessness, sadness and resentment. We have no control over...
I Guess This is Good Enough: My Health Journey
Last year I meet a woman that would help me see that settling when it came to my health was not OK. I was feeling good enough. I wasn't in pain, or in huge discomfort, it's really nothing... or was it? At a certain age you just get a "mummy tummy" right? WRONG! I...
Meet Michelle
I’m a child life specialist, a family and corporate consultant, speaker, TV host, author, wife and mother.
