Tag Archives: Family Stress

Grouchy Children

By Elise | Published: February 16, 2012

The thing about kids is that they are people too.  They have many of  the same needs as everyone else, which include: Needing much more sleep than they get  (Check to see if your kids are getting enough sleep here.) Needing many more hugs than they get Needing people to me much more patient with [...]

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Be Kind Anyway

By Elise | Published: February 8, 2012

This poem – written my Mother Teresa – is reportedly inscribed on her children’s home in Calcutta.  It is a wonderful, beautiful, inspiring, and peaceful creation.  Please share to anyone that might need this today. People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of [...]

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Peaceful Child

By Elise | Published: January 25, 2012

My daughter came home from school last night in a tizzy.  She got in a tiny bit of trouble with her teacher, and it hurt her feelings.  On top of that, there was the mountain of homework.   The poor child was freaking out about getting it done so much so that she was practically [...]

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Beautiful Story – Yellow Roses

By Elise | Published: January 6, 2012

This just landed in my email from a friend and former client.  It is lovely! Too good not to share with you.  Loved it! I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries. I wasn’t hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 57 years was still too raw. And this grocery [...]

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Releasing Frustration

By Elise | Published: January 5, 2012

I am really, really, really frustrated.  I had a nasty cold the week before Christmas, and I got hurt the day after.  I’ve been down for a while, and I’m getting sick of it. I really want to re-fill my bird feeders, do laundry, make bread, vacuum the living room, and make dinner.  Domestic crap [...]

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What is a coach anyway?

By Elise | Published: November 30, 2011

Suddenly people around me are becoming more curious about what it is that I do exactly anyway. Coaching is hard to explain.  We celebrate successful sports coaches, but many people still cast a wary eye towards life coaches.   The term new age, weird, and freak come to mind a lot apparently.   Yesterday, I heard [...]

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Holiday Grace Class by Week

By Elise | Published: November 9, 2011

Here’s a quick video walking your through my newest online class – Holiday Grace.  The video is not perfect, and that’s okay.  (You see how easy that whole embracing imperfection thing can be?  Give it a try dahling!)  The class is $59 for the 7 weeks. Class starts next Monday, November 14. And of course, [...]

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Accepting Summer as it is

By Elise | Published: July 6, 2011

Summer is not my favorite season.  Hubbie is super busy and stressed at work.  I try hard to do my own work at home, stay calm, stay balanced, take care of myself, and make sure the kids have a good time during their school vacation / don’t yell at each other all day long. (Notice [...]

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Complaining, Greasiness and Space for Peace

By Elise | Published: June 9, 2011

Just in case you think I’m perfect, let me reassure you that is not the case – at all.  I have been complaining to myself about my massive to-do list for the past week.  Also, I’ve been complaining to everyone else I see.  Basically, I’ve been spending a lot of time feeling overwhelmed, frozen, and [...]

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Summer Blues

By Elise | Published: June 7, 2011

Grouchiness has overcome my home.  I am grouchy.  The children are grouchy.  It is hot. I am working on accepting all of this as part of the summer process.  Accuweather.com tells me it is 93 outside at this very moment.  The thermometer in my backyard registers 110 in the sun and 98 in the shade.  [...]

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