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Wellness

Staying Positive in 2020

Positivity isn’t my default setting. In a year like 2020 with coronavirus, natural disasters, and politics deeply dividing our nation, it is easy for me to slip into waves of anxiety and depression. Being an empath to a fault, I…

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Don’t Have 2019 Goals This Year

Scrolling Instagram last week, a post from one of our favorite podcast guests, Dr. Emily King, jumped out at me. Don’t go into this school year with 2019 goals. This is 2020. Have 2020 goals. We had just had a…

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The Back to School Decision

Are you struggling with what to do about school this year? Us too. Every parent I know has spent the last few weeks in deep conversation about what decision to make for their children. There are so many things to…

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Wellness

What If 2020 Is Good For Us?

What if 2020 is the best thing that ever happened to us? Obviously not the pandemic and getting sick part. And the hurricanes and murder hornets part. But working from home and staying inside and being together. What if 2020…

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Making Sense of Screen Time

We’re all feeling it. The slump of social distancing, summer camps canceled, and just the bizarre world that is 2020. I’ve gone through phases as a parent. From forced gratitude of “you should feel lucky that…” to allowing myself to…

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The Reason for Your Emotion Rollercoaster

This weekend our kids found out they would not be returning to their class this school year. Lola was especially crushed. I told her it was ok to be upset. It was ok to cry and be angry. We gave…

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Marriage

How to Stay Married in Quarantine

Happy Coronaversary, guys. It’s been one month since social distancing started for us, and I feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog’s Day. (I may be installing a safe room in my next house just so I can exercise in peace,…

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Parents, What You’re Doing Is Impossible

[Portions of this blog were taken from a Facebook post written by Dr. Emily King] What parents are being asked to do right now is not humanly possible. Working, parenting, and teaching are three different jobs that cannot be done…

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Marriage

Finding Our Enneagram Types

Ever since I went to a conference last year, I’ve been trying to figure out my Enneagram. I got so many different results, that even Penn took a quiz on my behalf to get to the bottom of it. Still…

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Marriage

You Aren’t the Person I Fell in Love With

When I married Penn, I was in my 20s and I was a lot more fun. I had an entire section of my closet dedicated to “going out” tops. I was spontaneous and carefree. Late night dinners and nights dancing…

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