Pause & Pay Attention Tip #1: Pause; stop thinking about what you want to say in response and pay attention to nonverbal cues. Pausing allows time for their message to sink in. It improves your ability to listen and understand what is being communicated. Pausing is extremely helpful when the conversation is tense or conflictual. […]
Motherhood takes more courage than I ever imagined. I love being a mom! Yet, sometimes I wonder – if I knew then, what I know now – “Would I actually chose the wonderful, challenging and brutiful (brutal and beautiful) role of motherhood? Honestly, nothing prepares your heart for the moments of uncontainable joy or soul searing sorrow, the exhaustion, the […]
One of my favorite quotes! It has been on my fridge or board since my early 20’s and has kept me in the arena when I am scared, face down and bloody, criticized, crying and on the edge of giving up! Used it in my book #ListenLearnLove Love that it became popular with Brené Brown‘s […]