Healthy Expat Parent

We talked a few weeks ago with Lisa Richer, about kids and special needs and that process as well as the support she offers in that space. Today, we are talking again, focusing on self-care and compassion for parents, for moms, not only when our kids are exceptional or during challenging moments, but also in every-day life moments when we give and give and run on empty. What does it look like to recapture that energy? How can we focus on us and still focus on all of the

So. How is that New Year's resolution coming along? I have to tell you, I am not a fan of the new year overhaul. How often do we look back, say, mid-year and see what we didn't finish, what habits we didn't break, or the person we failed to become, only to have to face the prospect of fixing ourselves yet again come January? Here's the thing I don't really like about resolutions: they are all-or-nothing. You either succeed in change or you fail, very binary. Heavily re

In times of stress, it is very easy to fall into the habit of being reactive and, if it goes on too long, resort to fight or flight mode....