My Word of the Year!
What is a word of the year? How do you pick one? Do you need to pick just one? Here is my take on the word of the year. It doesn’t need to be one word, why not have more than one? Do what feels best for you! Write a letter to yourself. Don’t think just...
Do You Apologize for Your Emotions?
When you start to cry do you automatically apologize? It’s how many people respond because it’s what we have been taught. To protect other people’s feelings. To keep your tears for behind closed doors. Emotions are a sign of weakness and you will be...
Your Mental Health Is As Important As Your Physical Health
We will take medication for the flu or a headache. We will go to the doctor for our physical pain or unexplained symptoms. But when it comes to our mental health we are more hesitant. Having emotion is being weak. Having emotion is being vulnerable. This is what we...
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...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...
Meet Michelle
I’m a child life specialist, a family and corporate consultant, speaker, TV host, author, wife and mother.
