“We’re Poor,” Shame Sensors, and a Missed Opportunity

by Jenn Pipe | Sep 25, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life

I was relaxing in the living room with my daughters a few days ago. It was the tail end of a monster week and we were all kind of needing to recharge our batteries and just veg out for a while. My husband wasn’t home, so I had control of the remote (bonus) and...

The Trouble With Feelings + Speaking Your Mind

by Jenn Pipe | Sep 20, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Love

The Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz probably had it pretty easy. There, I said it. He just clanked along, oblivious to love and hurt and pain and joy. There were no emotive highs followed by crushing lows. No heart = no feelings. There was just a body, in a suit of...

Top 10 Things I’ve Done Wrong (Er, Could Have Done Better)

by Jenn Pipe | Aug 29, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Entrepreneurial, Life, Scrapbooking, self esteem through art

Ever sit down and just take stock? Evaluate? Reevaluate? Assess? Tweak? Think about work? Worth? Contemplate life? I do. I am actually in the midst of a MASSIVE “twessaluation” (yes, I made that word up) right now. My recent findings have me admitting that...

Teaching Kids to Attract More of What They Want and Less of What They Don’t

by Jenn Pipe | Jul 11, 2013 | Coaching, Effective Parenting, Entrepreneurial, Kids, Life, self esteem through art

I am a big believer that you are constantly attracting things to your life — both good and bad. It is scientifically proven that you are a magnet for what comes your way, and mindset is a key factor. My parents used to tell me when I was a teenager that I was...

How They Talk to Themselves

by Jenn Pipe | May 20, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, self esteem through art

Do you know what your kids are saying to themselves when you aren’t listening? Do you know that the thoughts they think about themselves are tremendously powerful and will shape their future in a positive or a negative way? I taught at the Benjamin Franklin...

For Every Single Parent on the Face of the Earth

by Jenn Pipe | May 1, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, self esteem through art

I recently read a letter that was given to my 12 year-old daughter from a friend of hers. It was meant to celebrate my daughter’s character and applaud her for being a good friend. That message was definitely not lost on me. But, I couldn’t help but take...