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Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

May 8, 2025 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

It’s human nature to do whatever you can to stay comfortable and safe. Our brains preserve energy and avoid discomfort at all costs. The caveman part of our brain has not evolved as quickly as modern society has. It doesn’t know we don’t have to forage for food or search for shelter anymore, so discomfort […]

Filed Under: Self Care, Setting Boundaries Tagged With: growth mindset, how to tolerate discomfort, keys to growrth, tolerating discomfort

Can’t vs Won’t

April 30, 2025 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Very often we don’t make changes because we tell ourselves we can’t do something. I can’t exercise because I don’t have time. I can’t quit my job because I need the health insurance. I can’t lose weight because my husband insists on keeping junk food in the house. I can’t go to bed earlier because I need time to unwind at night. In reality, these […]

Filed Under: Self Care Tagged With: growth mindset, how to make changes, shifting your mindset, victim mentality

I Won’t Miss This

April 6, 2025 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Just about every time I share any parenting-related frustration online, I receive some form of this comment: You’ll miss this stage one day. There may be some validity to this statement. In those cases, only time will tell. But most of the time, I disagree. My kids are 13, 14, 15, 18, and 19. I […]

Filed Under: Setting Boundaries Tagged With: boundaries, growth mindset, parenting, setting boundaries with your kids

Writing A New Story

May 26, 2021 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I went to the beach on Sunday. It was 88° and the perfect day for it here in Connecticut. Two years ago I never would have done this. Because while I was at the beach, three of my kids were swimming in a swim meet. And due to Covid there were no spectators allowed. The […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: fixed mindset, growth mindset, limiting beliefs, red light core stories

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