The Three Things Teenagers And Parents Want The Other To Understand by Michelle Thompson, LiveInRadiance.com

The Three Things Teenagers And Parents Want The Other To Understand

November 5, 2019

If there were just three things teenagers and parents could understand about each other, there would be far less drama and way more happy family experiences. Despite their still developing pre-frontal cortex (the decision making part of the brain) – leading to some questionable choices sometimes – teenagers are not so different from their parents.…

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Surrendering To The Reality of Being A Mom by Michelle Thompson, LiveInRadiance.com

Surrendering To The Reality of Being A Mom

September 10, 2019

This reality – that being a mom never ends – really hit home this Summer. I struggled to keep my attention on work as my house filled back up with returning college kids and high schoolers on Summer break. This would be my first Summer after deciding earlier in the year to prioritize building my…

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Making Presence My Present This Year

December 1, 2017

How often have you received an invitation in the mail, where it has indicated No Gifts Please – Your Presence Is Your Present? There could be many reasons why hosts choose to include that instruction. Maybe they end up with a lot of stuff they don’t need every time they throw a party; they don’t…

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The simple but not easy key to not letting conflict derail your closest relationships

Dissolving Conflict

May 4, 2017

Conflict is a regular occurrence in human relationships, but it doesn’t have to take hold and derail you from enjoying those relationships. We all know that the potential for conflict to arise exists in all interactions with other people, especially in close relationships. Resolving a conflict can seem as simple as acknowledging that the people…

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