Agreement #4: Always Do Your Best“Under any circumstances, always do your best, no more and no less. But keep in mind that your best is never going to be the same from one moment to the next.”   The Fourth Ag...

Agreement #3: Don’t Make Assumptions“The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth.” — The Four Agreements, Chapter 4 The Third Agreement is similar  to the Second ...

Agreement #2: Don’t Take Anything Personally“Personal importance, or taking things personally, is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about ‘me’.” — The Four Agreeme...

The First Agreement - Be Impeccable With Your WordWhy is your word so important? Because, according to Ruiz, it is your power to create. “What you dream, what you feel, and what you really are, will all be manifested through the word.”<...

THE FOUR AGREEMENTSBy Don Miguel Ruiz1. BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORDSpeak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using theword to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use thepower your word in the directi...

1. Take a break/Don’t be afraid to feel it/Write it out - Things have a way of working themselves out and once we lean into “letting go” typically things will work out.  If you can write out what you are feeling when the world that's cr...

1. Body Acceptance and modeling positive body image.Mothers have a huge impact on their daughters’ body image.  Think about how ...

1. Show Compassion to yourself firstAllow yourself to really feel what you are feeling. Be compassionate with yourself just as you would with a friend or your child. Ask for support if you need it. 2. Awareness of t...

Learning to Rely on the "other" Co-Parent”, not an easy thing to do.  It is a tough order to depend on the other co-parent especially if there have been trust issues in your past relationship with them. Vincent de Paul is recorded ...

We can sum this up in one word: easy. Co-parenting is not easy. Parenting is already no cakewalk, and when you add in the stress of a raising a child together after a divorce or separation, it’s a situation that can be filled with ...

Handling Summertime SquabblesBuild Team FamilyEstablish a We (versus a Me) mentality. Build a team family mentality.  You can have a family cheer and/or a special handshake. You don’t have to go that route, but d...

How to Deal With Co-Parenting IssuesThe Other Parent Dislikes YouIt can be uncomfortable working with someone who doesn't like you

1.  Reassure, Legitimize and Validate your childrens feelings“No matter their ages, explain (to your children) why you’re dating and that no one will ever replace the other parent,” says Dr. Terri Orbuch, professor at Oakland...

Choosing to Forgive your ExThe Book ...

Creating Healthy Boundaries in Co-ParentingWhat are boundaries?A quick summary of the boundaries described by Therapist Aid:Intellectual: Havin...

Parenting Your Adult ChildrenYour diaper-changing, school hustle & bustle and soccer driving days are over. Whether you feel relieved or conflicted about this change, it’s time to embrace your adult child’s independence and en...

 In our ever changing lives, it is important that we practice grateful living.  What does it mean to practice grateful living?  Grateful living is active.  It asks us to step into our lives and participate and to cultivate a...

In this weeks episode we talk about the START method that the organization We Start Now has provided on their website www.westartnow.org and on their instagram @we.start.now.  Below is their "Rules of Thumb" method and START method that ha...

 1).  Share vacation plans as soon as possible – don’t wait until the last minute to discuss with your co-parent what your plans are for the summer.  Summers aren’t always predictable especially if you have multiple kids a...

 With the upcoming mothers day and birth mother day, I was thinking of how complex motherhood can be and how for me personally my relationship with my mother is/was so complicated.  It is no surprise that many of us have a complicated...

1) Be polite & civilIt's important to remove the emotion when communicating with your co-parent, especially in the beginning when your raw emotions are so new. Set new boundaries and communicate in the same way you want to be communi...

Strategies to Discipline with your children while Co-Parenting:Talk about the consequences prior to carrying out the discipline:If a discipline issue comes up on a transition day or should be carried out during the other parent's ti...

In this weeks’ episode, I interview Fiona Kong, creator of Home Sweet Homes; A Journal and Planner for co-parents & child.Fiona Kong is a single mom of a 4-year-old boy. She is a former analyst, turned entrepreneur after finding a la...

Check out my interview with Grace Beason @iamgracebeason .In our interview she shares her story of growing in a “co-parent household” before we all knew about co-parenting.  Grace gives us great advice about how communication with ...

Brene Brown’s 10 Guideposts for Wholehearted Living are as follows:1.   Cultivating Authenticity and Letting Go of What Other People Think2.   Cultivating Self-Compassion and Letting Go of Perfectionism3.   C...