by Jenn | Mar 30, 2018 | Blog, Current Affairs, Dear Daughters, Kids, march for our lives, self esteem through art, women's march
Dear Daughters, I had plans to sit down with a cup of tea and write to you yesterday, but an unexpected vet visit with Angus followed by a pretty substantial headache derailed my plans. So, this is this week’s Things I Want My Daughters to Know Thursday post—on...
by Jenn | Mar 23, 2018 | Art Heals, Kids, Life, self esteem through art, stories from the studio
We just wrapped up our “Wonder”-themed series in the studio. It was an 8-week session that incorporated concepts from R.J. Palacio’s book (and movie) Wonder. We didn’t spend a lot of time recapping what happened with Auggie and his friends, but...
by Jenn | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Dear Daughters, Kids, Life, Love
Dear Daughters, We were away last week and I chose to not write TO you because I was busy enjoying time WITH you. That time away was actually the catalyst for today’s post. During the time when I would typically be sitting down to write this, we were in the air...
by Jenn | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog, Dear Daughters, Health and Wellness, Kids, Life
Dear daughters, Your pain is my pain. It’s part of the complex mother-daughter bond. It’s an unwritten contract between us. Your pain is my pain and I seem to be in a lot of pain these days. Brenna, you are hurt again. Your back. Again. You haven’t...
by Jenn | Feb 23, 2018 | Art Heals, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids
I am known for the empowering art-based programs I run for girls and women, but I have had boys’ programs on the brain a LOT lately. Ever since I started the Self Esteem Through Art program, I have been trying to gather enough boys to host regular boys’...
by Jenn | Feb 22, 2018 | Current Affairs, Dear Daughters, Effective Parenting, Kids, the power of words
Dear Daughters, I would love to write to you about how the world has lost its damn mind, or my thoughts on guns in schools, or how our current president is a glorified toddler, but I simply don’t have it in me right now. I am still collecting my thoughts after...
