Do you sometimes feel like your life is scripted? The same old routine: work, kids, laundry, meal prep. Sometimes I think how nice it would be to have the whole […]
What’s your BHAG?
Last Shabbat a dinner guest suggested that my daughter take on a swim challenge. “You should train to swim the English Channel.” He was dead serious. While she dismissed it […]
Taking Stock
Transitions are not simple. While there is a celebratory feeling in the air with so many end-of-year gatherings, graduations, and commencement ceremonies, this time represents a transition between the known […]
Which ritual is right for your team?
We all need ritual. It feeds a human hunger for belonging. It elevates the mundane to a higher level of meaning. And when it happens at regular intervals, it can […]
Get Back to Basics
When was the last time you looked at your organization’s mission statement and core values? Sometimes we are too busy managing our teams, meeting a deadline or putting out a […]
What brings you to life?
Passover is upon us and begins this Friday night. It’s the season of questions. And as my head is bursting with logistics around hosting seder for 20 and my hands […]
Ask Better Questions
When was the last time you asked your colleague a really good question? You know, the kind of question that helped them move forward when they were stuck. When we […]
Purim as a Call to Action
Do you sometimes feel like Purim is a holiday that’s just for kids? With all of the attention on Purim costumes, carnivals and hamantaschen, it’s easy to think that way. […]
We Are All Interconnected
When my husband and I are racked with worry about the news, as we are with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, my kids turn to me and ask, “Why do you […]
Our Hybrid Lives
While it does take considerable financial resources and planning to figure out how to facilitate a meeting well in a hybrid work setting (computer set up, stable internet, and large screens) what is gained is maximum inclusivity.
Working with Home
There are some phrases that I never want to hear again. One of them is “work-life balance.” It is an unattainable goal especially after living with two years of Covid-19.
How Trees Teach us to Keep Faith
Do you ever feel like hibernating in the wintertime?
Reminders not Resolutions
As we come to the end of one calendar year, take a look at the list below of the highlights of the Becoming a Soulful Parent approach for you to carry with you into the new year and pick one or two that feel most resonant for you now.
A Process to Help Us Get Unstuck
With many of us finding ourselves “back to where we started” with Omicron and feeling helpless in the face of our plans that are always changing, design thinking, and going through a process of “Design Me” or as I did, “Design my kids” can provide a sense of agency that is refreshing.
How Our Photos Make Us Feel
How do the pictures from recent family trips or events reflect values I want them to embody down the road?
Light and Growth – Two Guiding Metaphors
When we make space for Light and Growth in what guides our relationships with our kids, they will feel the difference.
A Meditation on Light
On the first night of Hanukkah, my husband came home with a placemat that says, Everyone is a Light. In Hebrew it reads, כל אחד הוא אור. The mat is meant […]
Creating Family Rituals
Thanksgiving is upon us. In the spirit of sharing what we are grateful for, I am grateful to you for your thoughtful responses to a survey we put out last […]
Toast to a New Tradition
The therapist, writer, and international speaker, Esther Perel said this about relationships: “The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life.” At Thanksgiving, for many families, we […]
Live with More Vitality
To move past all of the challenges we have experienced and live ‘as if’ we are on the other side might take a bit of imagination and a good dose of faith. But imagination and faith are made more real by the practices we take on – daily, weekly and monthly.
