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"Never Enough?" - your thrive Thursday tip
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Although not surprised, I am over the moon to witness the incredible response and coverage of...
Aug 24, 2023


Summer is not over!
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, It’s hard to stay in the moment when Halloween and Christmas are in the stores , southern friends...
Aug 17, 2023


May - mental health action month!
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Happy May! April was a wonderful whirlwind of travel so this update includes two months worth of...
May 4, 2023


MARCH - time to go upstream
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Happy Spring! I hope this finds your March more lamb than lion, and from what I’m hearing, I’m not...
Mar 23, 2023


A Case for Childhood Independence - My Testimony to CT Judiciary Committee Re: Senate Bill No. 1133
Thrilled to read this piece as today’s lead story in Hartford Courant with quotes from some fellow team members, Carla Horowitz & Paul...
Mar 12, 2023


Thriving in the month of love
February – the month of love. This February, I want to mix it up a bit as I encourage you to trying something new and focus on loving...
Feb 9, 2023


Can Powerful Lyrics Effect Change in Teens? Jax’s “Victoria Secret” Anthem Succeeds.
As published on Your Teen Magazine and reprinted here. “Mom, you would like this,” my youngest daughter says as she shows me a viral...
Nov 8, 2022


Domestic Violence: Not What You May Think, It Impacts the Whole Family — and Happens Right Here
As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. In my work as a parent coach, I’m privy to what most often stays behind closed...
Oct 5, 2022


How to Get Kids Out and About in Your Town
With some community buy-in, today's kids can have a '70s childhood. As published on LetGrow.org and reprinted here. How to create a Let...
Mar 4, 2022


The Many Mental Health Benefits of Playing Wordle
As published on The Mighty and reprinted here. An Open Letter to The New York Times: A few weeks ago, my Facebook feed was suddenly...
Feb 10, 2022


Yik Yak Returns to Wilton, with Potential for Devastating Consequences
As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. After spending the day on the newly reborn app Yik Yak, I felt sick and had a...
Dec 16, 2021


Better Moods with Gratitude & Thanksgiving
I recently learned that it’s “NOvember” — which means you can say NO to more things to prioritize your well-being. Go ahead and give...
Nov 21, 2021


Talk to Your Tween about ‘Devious Licks’
As published on Easton Courier and reprinted here. This fall, middle and high school students across the country have been filming...
Oct 7, 2021


What to Do Now That TikTok’s “Devious Licks” School Vandalism Challenge Has Hit Wilton
As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. This September, middle and high school students across the country have been...
Oct 3, 2021


Parents are Raising Kids in Captivity, then Expecting Them to Survive in the Wild
As published on Natural Awakenings and reprinted here. Wild animals in captivity quickly habituate to human care, live a sheltered life...
Sep 29, 2021


Easy Remedies for Frustration and Pain - Especially in a Pandemic
“March in New England” offers us two important lessons to help ease our pandemic pain and struggle.
Mar 20, 2021


Feel Like You've Hit A Wall?
Feel like you’ve hit a wall? Or better described - the floor? You are not alone. We. Are. Struggling. The past week and a half, I’ve been...
Jan 29, 2021


New Year's Resolution
If You Must Have Resolutions - Choose Sanity I’m sitting in the dentist’s chair and I’m trying to breathe deeply (but not too deeply) ...
Jan 6, 2021


Are You Raising Kids in Captivity, then Expecting Them to Survive in the Wild?
As published on LetGrow.org and reprinted here. Wild animals in captivity quickly habituate to human care. Living a sheltered life, they...
Jan 5, 2021


Struggling With Anger in your Family?
Anger is a normal human emotion that gets a bad rap. It is often seen as something to suppress as it can get expressed in destructive...
Dec 14, 2020
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