After the murder of George Floyd, racial tensions rose to dramatic levels in America. A man posted our Heart Perception page on Facebook, “I hope you make a statement in support of Black Lives Matter!” For a moment, I was in a quandry. Of course, I believe that black lives matter. And brown lives and […]
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Are you struggling to motivate kids to do their schoolwork? Well, not just kids in general, but specifically your own kids? Then this post is for you! The coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to become homeschooling parents, much to our dismay. And, if you’re like me, you have a hard enough time figuring
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If my 30-year friend from from middle school, Kellie Newton, had texted me to say, “Let’s talk about impeachment, abortion, and religion!” I would have said, “I’m sorry, but I’m realllly busy this week! I need to clean the lint out of my dryer vent…yup, realllly busy.” Few conversation topics are as uncomfortable as these.
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It goes without saying that kids are funny. As we were driving down the highway the other day, my son turned around to look behind us and asked, “Mommy! Why are all those cars chasing us?” I have four boys. I realize that may make you shudder, not laugh. But my kids make me laugh!
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Do you need to get over the fear of saying the wrong thing? Today, it feels very risky to open our mouths. With our polarized culture, we can offend others easily, triggering them to unleash their wrath on us. But we can’t let our fear silence us. Over the last few years in my work
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The other day, one of my friends asked me, “How do I not get sucked into my kids’ emotional drama?” First, I’ll say it’s pretty easy to get sucked in. As their emotion starts to ramp up, we feel ours ramping up, too. And, before we know it, our voice is as loud as theirs.
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If you hate how you look at sound on video, you’re not alone! I hear from so many clients and friends that they also hate how they look and sound, so I recorded this video for them…and for you! With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping our world, more and more people are having to work from
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Whenever a political crisis hits our nation, I immediately think of Kellie, my liberal friend in Seattle with whom I founded the Heart Perception Project after the tumultuous presidential election in 2016. I wonder what she’s thinking, and I wonder if we might be able to have a heart-centered conversation about it, unlike the rest
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Do you ever wonder what’s the best way to tell someone to get off their phone? Me, too! Here’s another question- have you ever tried to talk to someone while they’re looking at their phone? “Umm…yes, every day.” Especially if you have teenagers in your house. Does it frustrate you? “Umm…yes, every day!” While our
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Today, conversations about politics with people on the other side of the aisle from you can be downright dangerous. Some people would advise that we all just stick to the topic of the weather, reminiscent of Henry Higgins’ advice to Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
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