Healthy Expat Parent

Why is it so hard to hear something nice from other people? Why is it so hard to believe others see value in our energy, our smile, our good deeds? Why is it so much easier to believe criticism than it is to accept a compliment? First, if someone says something nice about you to you, say thank you. Smile. Appreciate their thoughtfulness. AND STOP THERE. Just because someone said something nice to you does not mean that A) they are lying, B) they want something from yo

There is a magical word that you can use to rewire your brain. Seriously!! The brain’s mysterious workings react in completely different ways when it comes to “I can’t” statements and “I can’t yet” statements. “Yet” is a door-opener. “Yet” allows your brain to understand the temporariness of the situation, and consider possibilities. For those of us who are parents, “Yet” allows us to look for that lost item like a mom, moving things, considering and re-walking last step

Friends, First, I want you all to know how much you mean to me, and how much I appreciate you and your welcoming me into your Inbox every week, sharing thoughts and links and what-have-you. I so appreciate this path we're exploring together. I love spending time putting these newsletters together, sharing info, sending it out with the hope that something inside it inspires you. Maybe not towards action, but towards a conversation or contemplation or the beginnings of an id