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The Power of Non-Attachment: How My Daughter Is Teaching Me To Love My Neighbors As Myself
I live in Boulder, CO where our community is blessed by the peaceful co-mingling of many spiritual traditions. I was raised in the Episcopal Church…
How to Deal With Meltdowns – Ours and Our Kids: How Nonviolent Communication Can Shift the Moment
It’s game time. This is something we implemented as a family during COVID-19. At 2 p.m., no more screens, no more phones, we all spend time together…
Did My Child’s Soul Choose Me?
I was sitting in my bedroom, head in my hands, sobbing silently. It was the first time I’d allowed my then two-year-old daughter, Lexi, to see me in an emotional state…
Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Made Us Better Humans?
I saw the email pop up on my screen and suddenly my entire body get hot and tingly. “Bring Your Own Dinner! 6 PM” it said…
Coronavirus and the Opportunity for an Evolved “New Normal”
Staying at home during the novel coronavirus pandemic hasn’t just changed our daily routines, it’s dramatically impacted the larger world in which we live, perhaps forever…
Are We All One?
Twice in the past 24 hours, I’ve experienced the hot, silent tears that come when I’m overwhelmed by an emotional surge of simultaneous joy and pain…
Did My Child Chose Me As Their Parent?
There are people who believe we choose our parents at a soul level before we are born. If that is the case, why did my LGBTQ child choose me…
How to Help Children Deal with Fear & Anxiety During COVID
I was recently walking in the park with my mom, and my 3-year-old daughter, listening to the Spring birds trilling back and forth, smelling the flowering trees on the breeze…
How to Let Go of “How-To” & Parent with the Outcome as the Goal
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in a cafe in charge of a 3-year-old. In the corner of the cafe was a giant, three-foot wooden version of the game Connect Four…
Creative Activities for Homebound Kids During COVID
The coronavirus outbreak has transformed so many of our lives overnight. In my case, I’m lucky to be able to work remotely…
Listening to Our Kids’ Emotions to Guide Us
As parents during this crazy time of the coronavirus, I think it is more important than ever to consider that your child may be experiencing all sorts of emotions…
Can Being Present Save our Kid’s Lives?
It’s no big secret that mindfulness and meditation can have us be more present. However, could it actually be lifesaving…
How to Cultivate Patience and Presence, and Honor Your Child’s Inherent Goodness
One of the major keys to conscious parenting that Amy has uncovered in her podcasts, is being willing to look at ourselves – not just our children – with radical compassion…
What if Teaching Our Kids to Be Present is Our Only Job?
What if Teaching Our Kids to Be Present is Our Only Job? Wouldn’t that make life so much simpler? Ever since I posed this question…
Why Don’t Girls Trust Their Intuition?
As a Soul Path parent, raising my child to trust their intuition has always been important to me. Willow Bradner, the “Accidental Psychic” Amy interviews…
Manifesting: How to Find Your “Word” and Live It Into Being
It’s early Spring, that time of year where many of us can get discouraged by abandoned New Year’s resolutions, and find ourselves doubting…