I had no idea what Sensory Overload REALLY was until I became a parent. There is also an additional sensory issue that affects at least 20% of us (me included!) on a daily basis that I was SHOCKED to know was even a thing... The kicker: "healing" isn't enough when your nervous system reacts this way, having this PLAN has helped me AND my kid stay close and conscious while still getting needs met.

Right in time for the holidays...hooray!! We've all been there- NOT okay with something, NOT comfortable, but we don't know what to do... Why this happens to so many of us (I was there too!) WHO and when to use spoken/communicated boundaries with and when NOT to (there’s a difference! And you can still hold the boundary!). And a real method to help you shift the situation to get your needs met without throwing turkey legs across the table...

Our kid forgot something on the way to school the other morning…which led to a super awesome power struggle circus that so many of us have been in both as adults and growing up as a kid. How to tell the difference between care vs control and figuring out if your shadows are unconsciously calling the shots...

We just lost our beloved dog recently and I thought my heart was going to rip right out of my chest. And there is my 7 year old watching what to do in a crisis/loss... So many issues came up with my ego, my beliefs, my spirituality and my healing. The surprising way to view sadness that completely changed my own perspective and experience. Real life ways to help you process guilt, loss, and deep sadness.

Did you know there is real science that shows that stress/trauma and other factors affect how our body reads our DNA sequence...and get this- from at least TWO generations before you?? And we can CHANGE it??? My mother dropped (yet another) family bombshell with me recently and how it can lead to healing much more than we ever imagined...

Trauma with food does not have to be just from being starved and/or resulting in an eating disorder (although it definitely can). I have been called a "picky/weird eater" by many family members and friends. Maybe you are that person too... While there is nothing wrong with having preferences, something surprising happened between my kid and I that opened up more than I realized. Real-life examples of how food trauma can show up that many of us miss (especially as PARENTS) and how to change unhealthy patterns for you and your kids.

Well, that escalated quickly…. A very simple question my husband asked me recently unraveled so much more than my ego wanted to deal with. Real life ways to know you hit someone's shadow (or someone hit yours!), how to find it, and how and what it means to integrate it, so reactions can be conscious responses.

From even simple everday things like, "What do you want to eat??" to deciding on plans (or saying NO to plans), the struggle is real and the more trauma you've had, the harder it can be. It crosses over into our adult relationships and our parenting... Examples of how and why trauma can show up this way, and a real-life strategy to help get you (and others!) out of this crap.

I was "off". Really off- I thought I must be in a depression...well, I was, but not the kind we typically think of… A Dark Night of the Soul can look and feel a lot like a depression, but there are significant differences, and many do not know until after the fact. Did you also know that it can happen more than once? (yep! for a SECOND time in my case- awesome!) How to tell the difference between the 2 and what to do to help yourself through it.

We think of certain things triggering our shadows- our parents saying or doing something, our kids saying or doing something... There are certain shadows/wounds that will be activated by simple everyday events. Others and our very own ego will make us feel "crazy" or "silly" for even acknowledging it's happening. Why these are the hardest to catch, what to look for, and how to stop getting buried by them. Fyi: the guided meditation I refer to is by Jason Stephenson free on youtube- he is awesome!