Growth Mindset: Parenting for Possibility

Emotions Coaching and Growth Mindset Dr. John Gottman’s approach of emotion coaching dovetails nicely with the concept of growth mindset. Emotion coaching is about helping your child recognize their feeling, naming the emotion, showing empathy and limit setting.  When your child is frustrated, overwhelmed, or upset, you might want to fix the problem quickly or […]

Can “Self-Love” Undermine Personal Growth?

It’s hard to avoid mentions of self-love these days. Social media inundates us with jargon about achieving self-love by knowing our attachment styles and “re-parenting ourselves,” while assessing others for red flags so we can cleanse our lives of toxic people. This builds on decades of self-help literature that shifted our focus to self-optimization at […]

Reframing My Job Rejections: A Beautiful Period of Growth

“When we are kind to ourselves, we create inner conditions that make it possible to see clearly and respond wisely.” ~Dr. Kristin Neff Searching for a job can feel like an unrelenting test of resilience—a labyrinth of rejection, silence, and self-doubt. When I embarked on my journey to apply for 100 jobs in a single […]

The Growth That Happens When You’re in Between Chapters

“The most powerful thing you can do right now is be patient while things are unfolding for you.” ~Idil Ahmed When one door closes, another one opens, or so the saying goes. From experience, I know that the new door doesn’t always open right away. Often you spend some time in the hallway, the state […]