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How to Have Forced Family Fun

In our family, Kim does most of the planning… groceries, kid schedules, workouts for us, house maintenance, and yard work. She is the best and I really appreciate her for it. So when it comes to family vacations, Kim deserves…

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The Power of Reaching Out

I had a friend call me last week. Like… on the phone. (I know, I was shocked too.) We hadn’t talked in a few months, so she used the device that I use for texting and TikTok AS AN ACTUAL…

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The Connection Between ADHD & Forgiveness

If you want a master class in forgiveness, marry someone with ADHD. While I am the queen of holding a grudge, Penn couldn’t be more opposite. Don’t get me wrong, Penn gets upset. He isn’t a human golden retriever all…

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Navigating the Emotional Life of Teens with Dr. Lisa Damour

We’ve talked about this before (even as recently as a few months ago) about when our kids were babies, almost every seasoned parent said to us “just wait until they are teenagers.” The thing is, we love our kids. We…

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When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing 

We recently got a voicemail message from the cutest family. They were giggling hysterically and called our podcast voicemail number to ask us a question about our game, Family Faceoff. Their question was, “What was the first thing going through…

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Being A Better Human 

I realize the irony in what I’m about to type: Social media can be a really scary place. Chances are you’re reading this because you’ve found it on social media, so I’m aware how this all sounds. I have days,…

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Can You Decide To Be Happy? 

I often call Penn my ‘golden retriever.’ Even on his worst days, he will find something to laugh about and find bits of joy in the madness of our day to day life. Me? Well, that’s entirely different. As I…

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The Silver Linings of Perimenopause

Lately I’ve been feeling a little bit like I’m going crazy. My anxiety has been elevated and I’ve been on edge about everything. Maybe that’s why when I saw Dr. Kourtney speaking on TikTok, her words about hormones struck me.…

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Make Perfect Holiday Cookies

I won’t pretend I’m not a crafty person. In fact, whatever the opposite of “crafty” is, that’s me. Still every year I have grand visions of creating perfectly decorated cookies with my kids. In this vision, we’re gathered around the…

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Reframing Our Thoughts To Gratitude 

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I have been thinking about thankfulness and gratitude. It seems like there’s a social trend of “if you can just be positive enough then everything is fine.” I don’t really buy into that concept, but…

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