Why do you think you’re not up to this?
As the reality of the pandemic started to become clear, I faded in and out of disbelief and primal fear. The mundane details of any given...
Warrior Training for the Unsure Moments without Grown-Ups
There are going to be times when the grown-ups aren't there. When there's no obvious game or activity or rules. Like when you walk up...
Passing the Torch: Gun Control and Beyond
It’s one of those moments every parent must face at one point or another. You send them out into the world and hope your messages got throug
Growing Strong Voices
Speaking up for yourself in a way that commands respect could be one of the most important social skills our children learn. Far too many...
Raising Kids for a Lifetime of Service
"...as a lifetime humanitarian, whose pinnacle career moment was outside a pit latrine in a refugee camp in Rwanda, I hope for more fro
Hope in the Clouds for Refugees 3 Years On
Even in Africa, the worst part of traveling for work, wasn’t the arduous transportation or the power outages. It was saying “good-bye” to...
Raising Children and this Uncertain World
I kissed my kids “good night”, walked into the living room and found out about the missile launches at Syria. Rising tension with North...
First Day of School Haze Rituals
Dropped off the kids for first day of school and found myself teary eyed once again. We did it with the same rituals we always do. Last...
Conscious Parenting in Tragic Times
The events in Paris are yet another tragedy, leaving parents to wonder what to say to our children or whether to say anything at all....
Learning to use the Force
I must’ve been about ten when I first tried to use “the Force”. I stood in my backyard with focused determination and tried to lift...
