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Are You Declaring War?

June 29, 2019 by not your average mom 1 Comment

About ten years ago I had a therapist who I really loved, and she introduced me to the concept of Getting To Be Right Wars. GTBRW’s are those conversations you have with another person that soon turn into arguments and sometimes full-on blowouts. The ones where you have convince the other person that they are […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Byron Katie, Defense is the first act of war, Getting To Be Right Wars, Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations, self-improvement podcasts, SuperSoul conversations

Hope, Mercy, And The Power Of Forgiveness

November 27, 2018 by not your average mom 15 Comments

My marriage is really fucked up. It is unhealthy and troubled, and it has been that way for a long, long time. My husband and I go through varying levels of dysfunction, and the past few months have been at like Level 10 Fuckupedness. There hasn’t been any infidelity. There is no addiction. Just an […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Bryan Stevenson, compassion, forgiveness, hope, marriage, mercy, Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations

The Second Derivative

March 30, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Here is just a little — or maybe a big — thing for you to think about today. I recently heard the term second derivative (while listening to Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversation podcast). If you have taken calculus, you have heard this term. I took calculus in high school. I remember this term. I don’t remember […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Lean into the suck, Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations, second derivative, Sheryl Sandberg

There Is Something So Powerful About Acknowledging

March 26, 2018 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Back in December and January I had gotten into a pretty good routine that I really enjoyed where first thing in the morning I would exercise, and while I was working out I’d listen to a podcast. My favorite was Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations. I have learned so much from these podcasts about myself and people […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: dealing with grief, grief, Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations, Sheryl Sandberg

How Diversified Is Your Meaning Portfolio?

December 27, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

One of the things I love the most about this week in between Christmas and New Year’s is reflecting on the past year, reevaluating, and figuring out what parts of my life I really want to make better. And I am finding that the older I get, the more mindful I am of the quality […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: 2018, diversify, happiness, meaning, Oprah's Sup, Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations, portfolio, Shawn Achor

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