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The Agony of Parenting {My Messy Beautiful}

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Apr 10, 2014 | communication, connection parenting, emotional intelligence, family, fear, modeling

I wrote most of this over a year ago. Right after this happened. I never finished it until Momastery asked for posts about the messy beautiful parts of life. I’d definitely been avoiding it, but this fit the bill. Hard. Messy. Painful. Connected, Beautiful. Raw....

We Are Broken. We Can Heal.

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Dec 14, 2012 | emotional intelligence, fear, modeling, violence

I’ve had it. I’ve absolutely completely had it. I am fed up with the violence, the greed, and the extreme short-sightedness of our species. With the news of the second (seemingly) random shooting of the week, I have logged off and quit work for the day. I cannot sit...

Rethinking Fear

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Dec 14, 2012 | brain development, connection parenting, emotional intelligence, fear, mindful parenting, modeling, patience

What role does fear play in parenting? Primitive, biological, and extremely useful, fear is not something I want to discount, but I do think it deserves close examination. Fear is sometimes necessary for survival, but—here the kicker—not usually. The fear response in...
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