Family & Relationships

My father passed away this summer. It had been some time since we had talked…too long perhaps…but it always feels like that after someone dies. You yearn for a little more time with them- to clear the debris, to soften the edges, to find the love.

How do you want to experience your holidays? full of stress and a time to dread? or full of joy and excitement?! Make your choice using these tools…

We all have something we have to learn and to teach; learn how opening to family diversity can help…

Why does vulnerability feel so scary and awkward sometimes? It goes into places of shame, uncertainty…but it is a priceless gift we can give to ourselves…

Going through a challenging time? Fight through the urge to hide away and instead be with those who love and support you!

Want more connection with your spiritual being? Try engaging in pleasure and joy with your partner and being a more generous lover…

Suffering from heart ache is like staying in winter. Colette Baron Reid ushers us through the process of letting go…

To be grounded means to be in alignment with your mind, body and soul. Learn how to develop an ability to listen to your body and honor its wisdom here…

Stage your own at-home apple festival – complete with all the fixings – and enjoy a fun afternoon of mostly healthy entertainment. Apples. Chocolate. Nuts. Caramel. It’s a delicious way to encourage your kids to establish positive relationships with healthy, sustainable food choices.

Spend a few minutes with Tovah reflecting on what you’re grateful for.

When was the last time you went to “war” (referred to here as an attitude of conflict and animosity)? How did you feel after? Find better tools here…

I invite you to go “raw” with parenting. Raise your own child directly, with eye contact, talking, reflecting, singing, listening to music, dancing…

When the Better Back to School Brigade assembled our Top 10 back-to-school tips, waste-free lunches quickly rose to the top. It’s a no brainer! Switching to waste-free lunches is a simple measure that benefits kids, parents, the environment and the bottom line. But here’s the dilemma: Do you invest in a litterless lunch kit even if your child’s current lunchbox is functional? I generally land on the side of buy less, but this is one exception.

These simple recipes will help you avoid harmful chemicals, like fragrance, petrolatum and parabens, found in many baby products. Each one takes less than 10 minutes to make, and all make great “green” baby gifts!

After becoming a mom, I always wondered what it would be like having to get my son through his first broken heart. I knew that at some point, the day would come that he would feel disappointed and sad, his belief in the absolute goodness and fairness of the world challenged. I wondered, would it happen at school, possibly a friend being mean to him, would it be someone he liked shunning him, or would he maybe lose at something he worked so hard for and believed he would receive. I had no idea when, where, or with who this inevitable moment would occur, but in my wildest dreams, I never thought that his first broken heart would be because of me.

By the time my brother Billy died he was a homeless alcoholic. The day before his death, a bitterly cold January morning, I layered on two down jackets and several wool hats, and walked across the street to the bay. Looking up at the silvery sky, I raised my arms and imagined pushing Billy into the hands of the great Divine. “Take care of him for me,” I whispered.

Are you expecting or know someone who is? Brigitte Mars offers a wonderful selection of helpful Herbs and Herbs to Avoid

Here’s the question Oriah Mountain Dreamer is holding in her life: How do we go through what feels like unbearable pain (loss, grief, sadness, fear, terror) without closing or disconnecting from our hearts?