…the traits of immaturity to personality, typology, ideology, politics, socio-economic status, a lack of values, a lack of learning, mental illness, or even diagnosable disorder. The problem with the current…
…course, Heart Matters: The Science of Emotion (starting October 26, 2016). Reference (1) Gordon Neufeld, Level I Intensive: Making Sense of Kids, 2013, Neufeld Institute, Vancouver, BC. www.neufeldinstitute.org …
…released documentary, The Wisdom of Trauma. In this movie, Dr. Gabor Maté (co-author of Hold On To Your Kids) speaks with depth and clarity, provocatively suggesting (as the title implies) that there…
…time spent simply: walks, backrubs, giggles and laughter, meals, stories, trips to the pool, and other non-demanding shared activities which allow me and my children to be together. An increased…
…that I’m big enough, mom enough, and my children’s answer. This confidence comes from within. It’s intuition-based – not expert-based, not technique-based, not learning-based, and definitely not media-based. During his…
…every organism must stay soft. (For a human being this implies having a soft heart and being able to feel vulnerable feelings such as guilt, embarrassment, anger, sadness, etc.). However,…
…our fingertips. We can even find them for free. Music. Movement. Writing. Poetry. Drama. Story. Our culture used to hold these as sacred for us, so we didn’t even have…
…away till next time, with three generations in the kitchen all at once. Our holiday rituals were embedded in the comfort and simplicity of the day, the sameness, the consistency,…
…for reading stories, and for telling stories of my own. For in these pockets, extraordinary things can happen. I have seen the magic first hand. And the good news is,…
…listen to music that moves us, or watch great films that bring us catharsis. We share stories that take us on journeys of emotion —sadness, joy, loss, pain, and hope—offering…