I’m on my millionth night home alone with my kids. I want to check the drama there. My oldest is 4. Well, 4 years, 2 months, 10 days. So, I’ve known her in my arms for 1,530 days. I used a calculator. There’s no statistical way, then, that this is my millionth night alone with […]
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What is Emotional Labor?
You know when you feel one way on the inside, but you can’t show it on the outside? It’s no secret, because we’ve all felt it; we’ve probably felt it three times today. And it’s only 9:22am. But, we don’t often have the word for it. Let’s say you’re out at a business luncheon and […]
I didn’t overestimate how much help I’d get, I underestimated how much I’d need
I’m the youngest daughter of three to a stay-at-home-mom. Youngest is a relative term, as my eldest sister is only 30 months older than I am. Now, as the mother of two daughters aged 17 months apart, I cannot imagine how my mother managed. I often find myself thinking, “This is so hard with a […]
Running with Hope
On Sunday morning, I was just finishing up mile 5 of my 10k race, when I looked ahead and saw the line of runners snaking up Torrance Boulevard away from the Redondo Beach Pier. This is a nasty hill on a good day, and realizing I’d have to run it toward the end of my […]
The Value of Novelty
Years ago, I spent three semesters studying addiction counseling. I learned a few things; first, I learned we don’t know shit about addiction and addiction counseling. I also learned the power group experiences – namely group therapy – in helping us to be our best selves. I learned that lesson again when I studied post […]
1 Essential Tip to Simplify Meal Time
No one prepared me for the fact that 58% of parenting is just feeding people. Another 40% is cleaning up after feeding people. If you’re like me and drowning under the mental pressure of “whats for dinner?” (and breakfast, and morning snack, and lunch, and afternoon snack, and bedtime snack …), use this one tip […]
Beet & Buckwheat Waffles
1 cup buckwheat flour (If your family is picky about buckwheat, use more whole wheat. Slowly change the recipe until it’s more buckwheat.) 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp. sugar of any type 1 cup coconut milk 4-6 small beets 2 eggs 1/4 cup butter Instructions Combine the dry ingredients *Or, […]
Ayurvedic Tools for Covid Healing
There’s a lot you can do to improve the quality of your life while you are sick with Covid.
Lessons from a New Year Half-Mala
I started 2022 in a way I haven’t started a year since 2014: with yoga. I used to practice a half-mala, comprised of 54 Series A Sun Salutes, at the start of every year. This year, vacationing with my family, I had intended to attend a morning yoga class while my husband took the kids […]
Autumn Chia and Stewed Peach Pudding
Chia pudding is just about the perfect food. Chia seeds boast wonderful health benefits from fiber to magnesium to quality protein. In addition, they score highly from a tridoshic / Ayurvedic perspective, especially during Vata season (Autumn). This simple recipe takes chia pudding up a notch to make it the most nourishing, holistic version of […]