The experience of being a parent is so informed by our individual experiences. Our own childhood. Our expectations of what a family looks like. Endurance. One’s threshold for sleep deprivation. One’s greater vision. The list goes on and on. One thing I look back on is how much television I watched as a kid and … Continue reading On Parenthood
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Free Time, Free the Mind
Recently someone asked me what I do on my day off. Well there’s cooking and cleaning, as well as just being and chilling, perhaps hiking. And of course, therapy! I found it quite hard to add therapy to evenings when working 5 days a week and caring for my daughter. It’s downright exhausting and far … Continue reading Free Time, Free the Mind
Daughter Turns 4!
Happy Birthday to my daughter! And happy birthaversary to me! Y’all, motherhood is hard! For different reasons at different stages. But always it’s a challenge in self-care. I forgot my lunch today. It’s hard planning for your kid and yourself and your family all the time. I got so lucky. My own mother, who is … Continue reading Daughter Turns 4!
Hanukkah Musings
My favorite part of the communal Hanukkah lighting Sunday night was speaking to a woman and her son about their previous Dwali. I guess that’s ok. I’m over large Jewish community gatherings. Been 30 years. That’s long enough, no? My 4 yo daughter had so much fun. She ran around doing activities with her close … Continue reading Hanukkah Musings
Why Self-Care is Anything But Selfish
Remember that scene in Friends where Phoebe tried to prove to Joey that there are selfless good deeds by getting stung by a bee? Well, instead of selfless good deeds, I want to ponder how doing things for ourselves is in fact NOT selfish. Well, it can be. But it doesn't HAVE to be. This … Continue reading Why Self-Care is Anything But Selfish
Martyrdom and Motherhood
We may think that we are helping our kids by eating the burnt toast and saving the good stuff for them. But kids model our behavior, so in fact we are harming them. For they see us eat the burnt toast and learn that when one grows up one eats burnt toast. So, let’s change … Continue reading Martyrdom and Motherhood
Modeling Mom
I learned anxiety from the same person who taught me life and love; shimmying and being in awe of nature. It’s interesting how visceral our parents’ impact on us can be. I recently watched “You” on Netflix. Certainly put my own life in perspective. My role models. The role model I am for my own … Continue reading Modeling Mom
Unwrapping the Present
Today my 3 yo daughter got a rolled up cloth napkin at a buffet and was so excited to open it to see what was inside. Earlier this morning she saw an open Fed Ex truck and exclaimed, “packages!” She loves opening up packages from Amazon all the time at home. What is her fascination … Continue reading Unwrapping the Present
Investing in My Daughter
Recently I switched my work schedule from 5 days a week to 3 days a week. This gives me more mental rest, a day off from the treadmill of life—which this nutritionist/fitness instructor so poorly needs! With that extra reserve of energy, I not only have more time for self-care and reflection, but also for … Continue reading Investing in My Daughter
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We live in an AgeWhen our parents’ undiagnosed Sh**Is coming to LightSo Do what’s RightAnd Go to Therapy Dude, you thinks it’s fun going to therapy these past 15 years? I feel like I’ve been through the wringer! Personal growth hurts. Like those growing pains I had in my legs as a kid. But it … Continue reading Untitled
Mindful Nuggets 