My kids recently asked if we could look through photos from when they were little and we lived in Yellowknife. I love looking at those...

Mama, when you’re anxious, overwhelmed, frustrated and confused about parenting your teen, your nervous system might be telling you...

It's so hard some days, parenting teens and young adults, some months… the seemingly constant backtalk, accusation and opposition, the...

In my twenties, I lived on a communal organic sheep farm where we used electric fences to keep the woolly ones grazing on the right...

When I became a mother, I thought that putting the kids first meant there wasn’t room for my self-care. I know I’m not the only one…...

For all of us who deeply feel the overwhelm and angst of parenting teens and young adults, the worry of what’s going to happen to them...

It goes something like this. You’ve asked your teen a thousand times to change out the garbage bag when it’s full. You walk into the...

Our language is a powerful influence on life. Our ancestors honoured their story-keepers, bards and orators. They repeated the epics,...

On the west coast of Canada, we had an historic “double bomb storm”. Twenty hours of 50 km/h winds, crashing waves, severe downpours,...

I haven’t met a single parent who don’t wish that their teenager would listen to them more attentively. Yes, there were the years and...

You were just triggered. Your heart starts beating faster, your shoulders rise, you breath gets shallow, your vision goes fuzzy... And...

We had some unseasonably warm weather last week but now it has returned to the normal spring pattern on the west coast – rain. I’m not a...

Several years ago, a friend and I went to Scotland. We wanted lots of freedom, so I said I’d rent a car– even though I’d never driven on...

Once upon a time there was a place, an island, let’s say, where many parents lived. They were kind, loving people doing their best to be...

Perhaps you know this scenario. Your teenager’s bedroom door is usually closed and, when they emerge, they're almost always wearing...

All of us have times when we wish that our parenting job wasn't how it is. That it wasn't this difficult, wasn't this scary, this...

“My son isn't speaking to me at all,” she said. “If I knock on his bedroom door, he yells Go away. When he comes into the kitchen, he...

You had plans about how you were going to parent. Damn good plans... And then one day, it’s your kid who’s getting in fights, shutting...

This winter was the 20th anniversary of my mom’s death, an event that had a profound effect on my healing journey. She was driving down...

How to address your feelings, assumptions and wounds related to their anxiety. 

What would be possible if our kids were raised by parents who are ok with their own failures?

How parents can gently and consciously review their year.

A reader asked me a great question: How can I help my teenager be true to themselves when it’s something I’m still learning myself? I...

I stand in awe of peace negotiators, restorative justice leaders and dispute mediators. They bring people back together again by teaching...