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3 Effective Ways to Separate Your Identity From Your Emotions

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3 Effective Ways to Separate Your Identity From Your Emotions

by Rebecca Eanes on May 02 2022
Whatever you are facing today, I hope you know you are more than your current struggle. You are fierce and brave. You are enough. You are a warrior.
Meditating mama

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Undone

by Suzanne Tucker on May 01 2022
What if I was done? Complete. Leaving me incomplete. Longing to be a work in progress. Round around the edges. Potential yet realized.
Accepting Ourselves and Our Children While Embracing Growth and Change

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Accepting Ourselves And Our Children While Embracing Growth And Change

by Rebecca Eanes on Apr 18 2022
The desire to do better can exist in and of itself. It doesn’t have to be driven by a dislike or disgust of who you are now. Here are 3 steps toward self-acceptance.
The Unusual Way To Conquer The Loneliness And Isolation Of Parenthood

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As A Parent, I Miss Feeling Seen - How To Cope With The Loneliness Of Parenthood

by Rebecca Eanes on Apr 11 2022
Without a village, parenthood can feel pretty isolating and lonely. Not being seen and connected often feels like a threat to our emotional and psychological well-being. Emotions Researcher Brené Brown inspires an unusual way out of loneliness and into self-acceptance. 
If It All Feels Heavy Today, Read This

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If It All Feels Heavy Today, Read This

by Rebecca Eanes on Apr 04 2022
There are millions of beautiful moments in parenting and also, sometimes, it feels hard. If you’re finding yourself in a heavy season today, or if you are having trouble recognizing yourself, here are 5 pieces of encouragement. 
The Invisible Mother

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The Invisible Mother

by Ashley Patek on Feb 28 2022
Poem about Motherhood. "While Motherhood has completely undone her, she has rebuilt herself from the sticks and stones more whole than she could have ever imagined."
Finding Freedom From Guilt To Reclaim Your Authentic Self

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Finding Freedom From Guilt To Reclaim Your Authentic Self

by Guest Author on Feb 14 2022
Motherhood can feel like the synonym of should. No matter what we do, there will always be someone to tell us we didn't do enough, or maybe that we did too much. Learn what your guilt is telling you, and how to move through it to find your authentic self! 
The Power of Positive Affirmations for Kids

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The Power of Positive Affirmations for Kids

by Ashley Patek on Nov 01 2021
Get 51 positive affirmations for kids that you can start using today. Plus, learn how they work, why they work, and fun ways to implement them at home.
I'm Too Stressed To Handle My Child's Meltdowns

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I'm Too Stressed To Handle My Child's Meltdowns

by Suzanne Tucker on Sep 14 2021
My own emotional capacity is on E, and it makes it super hard to be emotionally available for my child during his big emotions. What do I do?
Three Ways To Love A Bully
Am I The Only Mom Who Does This?

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Am I The Only Mom Who Does This?

by Ashley Patek on Aug 21 2020
As parents, we can feel alone, isolated, and buy into many of the parenting myths that lay on the guilt or leave us feeling less than enough.
Little girl in her Calming Corner

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Positive Affirmations are Helping Kids

by Ashley Patek on Mar 26 2020
These printable mantra bracelets are a great way for parents to share comforting and empowering mantras with children as young as age two on up. Because when we feel worthy and loved, we respond as if we are worthy and loved. And when we feel powerless and not enough, we respond as if we are powerless and not enough.
Blue Dolphin and Green Hummingbird Are Perfectly Imperfect

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Blue Dolphin and Green Hummingbird Are Perfectly Imperfect

by Ashley Patek on Jul 16 2019
A manufacturing inaccuracy of Generation Mindful's SnuggleBuddies gave rise to a beautiful lesson: we are all perfectly imperfect.
Creative Way to Reinforce the Sort of "Connected" Leadership
On Peace Tents, Healing the Generations and Motherhood
School Program Uses PeaceMakers

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School Program Uses PeaceMakers to Aide Social-Emotional Skill Building

by Alex Petrou on May 21 2017
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Fit Abilities Yoga program in the Ferguson MO School District are empowering students by using Generation Mindful's PeaceMakers mantra cards.