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That Friday Feeling - Feeling Gratitude

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That Friday Feeling - Feeling Gratitude

Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment to help us exercise our gratitude muscle with a mental scavenger hunt and breathing techniques. 
Going With The Flow: Using Improv Games To Teach Flexibility

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Going With The Flow: Using Improv Games To Teach Flexibility

Sam struggled with impulse control and emotional processing when he didn't get what he wanted. Does this sound familiar in your home? I created an improv game to help nurture emotional intelligence and bolster flexibility. Get this game and more in our E-Book: 10 Minutes of Play For 10 Days!
Knowing Yourself Is The Beginning To Emotional Intelligence

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Knowing Yourself Is The Beginning To Emotional Intelligence

Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment to drop into ourselves and notice our emotions. When we are mindful in this way, we nurture our emotional intelligence and become models for our children to do the same. 
Keep the gaze

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Keep The Gaze

This is one mama's poem about watching her boys grow from babies to young men.
I'm Too Stressed To Handle My Child's Meltdowns

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I'm Too Stressed To Handle My Child's Meltdowns

My own emotional capacity is on E, and it makes it super hard to be emotionally available for my child during his big emotions. What do I do?
To My Strong-Willed And Sensitive Boy

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To My Strong-Willed And Sensitive Boy

A poem to her son. One mom watches her strong-willed boy drift to sleep and she sees the child under the big emotions and power struggles, and it restores her for whatever tomorrow brings.
Hey Mama, I Know You Cried Today

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Hey Mama, I Know You Cried Today

Motherhood. Nothing brings us more elated joy or crushing heartache. The good news is, you’re up for it. You can handle every up and down, every tear and every grin, because you were chosen for it. You being her mama is not an accident. 
5 Calming Strategies To Do With Your Kids

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5 Calming Strategies To Do With Your Kids

We’ve all been there before, face to face with our child, locking horns, emotions escalating (both yours and theirs). What do you do? Here are 5 calming strategies to do with your child to bridge the gap from being at odds to being on the same team.
9 Mantras I Use When Low On Patience With My Kids

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9 Mantras I Use When Low On Patience With My Kids

Mantras can change the wiring of our brain and create a new lens to see ourselves, our kids, and the world at large. Here are 9 parenting mantras I use when low on patience with my kids.
Until The Last

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Until The Last

A poem about savoring the little moments of parenting. "No one prepared me for the hardest part of parenting … letting go. Parenting is the longest, most gradual break-up. A story that grows in chapters, filled with firsts that turn into lasts."
Harlow

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Harlow

This mama uses a poem to capture her experience of telling her son about his sister ... "What happened, mama? Why didn’t she come home? ... Her body laid so still at birth, I said, But her soul knew where to go."
Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment, allowing us to drop into a self-care practice of listening to and meeting our needs.

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Self-Care And Sensory Body Breaks

Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment, allowing us to drop into a self-care practice of listening to and meeting our needs. 
The day my daughter shaved her head

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The Day My Daughter Shaved Her Head

My daughter sat fearlessly in the barber's chair with a smile across her face as long clumps of hair left her head. And it was then I realized not only what's important in life, but what gives it meaning.
The "And" Moments

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The "And" Moments

Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment to help us prepare for the "AND" moments in our lives with love and gratitude. 
The Power Of Play

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The Power Of Play

When we join our children in their play, we join them in their world. Today Selina leads a mindful moment that invites us to tap into the playful parts of ourselves. 
Trust The Voice Within

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Trust The Voice Within

Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment, allowing us to notice and listen to the small whisper inside of us known as our intuition. How do we follow our own intuition when parenting and how do we afford our children the gift of tuning in and trusting what they find within themselves?
Shifting Perspectives

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Shifting Perspectives

Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment, inviting us to examine our perspectives so that we can remain curious to our children and see them through the lens of love. When we shift the way we view the world and others, the way we see them changes and we can show up more centered and connected. 
Sixteen-Year-Old's Poem on Being A Man Challenges Definitions of Masculinity

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Sixteen-Year-Old's Poem on Being A Man Challenges Definitions of Masculinity

Sixteen-year-old Simar Singh shares his poem "How To Be A Man" to shine light on what happens when we tell young boys it is wrong, unsafe, and weak to feel. He challenges the socially constructed notions attached to manhood to change the narrative while raising awareness about mental disorders, especially depression.
Slowing Down - That Friday Feeling

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Slowing Down

If we are always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one we are in? Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment to help us slow down and enjoy where we are. 
It's Time To Fill Our Cups

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It's Time To Fill Our Cups

Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment to help us find joy and peace in a time where we may feel exhausted. Explore what fills your cup and triggers your happy.