Why Your Teen/Tween Won’t Talk to You

What if they don’t have an attitude? What if they’re just having a bad day, week, month, semester, school year? What if they’re not being rude, they’re sad, lonely, overwhelmed, feeling left out, unattractive, or disappointed in themselves?
What if it’s not about you?

Maybe You’re Doing Better Than You Think

“We’re taught in childhood to evaluate ourselves by society’s standards of success. At some point, we must take the time to decide if these rules actually align with our true values.” – Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Lovingly Setting Boundaries

Day #17 “Lovingly Setting Boundaries” #REWIRING Share & Let’s Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist “Sometimes life offers us opportunities that show up as obstacles.” —Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist Today, I had an opportunity that didn’t initially feel like an opportunity. I was super annoyed. I’m grateful, though, that I didn’t act on impulse. I took a minute toContinue reading “Lovingly Setting Boundaries”

Stop F*ckin’ Up Your Kid’s Day

Yeah… Some days I’m deep with the titles. Today, is not one of those days. Most of us were not raised to care about how our behavior and words impact children. More than likely most of the adults that we knew as children didn’t care about things like that. “Respect is earned” and apparently notContinue reading “Stop F*ckin’ Up Your Kid’s Day”