Divorce. Teens. Communication.
I had the privilege of helping a listener over on my Podcast today. My listener has been experiencing some communication problems with the teenagers in the house on the heels of a divorce. In addition to helping the listener, I have no doubt that the...
Areté Today Episode #3: Opening the Lines of Communication After Divorce
Divorce. Teens. Communication. In today's podcast, I answer my first listener question: "How would you suggest getting your teenage children to talk about their feelings in light of a recent separation?" I want to thank my listener for their honesty, bravery, and...
Areté Today Podcast Episode #2
In this, the second episode of Areté Today, Jenn discusses the differences between scarcity and abundance mindsets and how they can impact your life and your relationships. Up next, Jenn answers a listener question. I'll help parents and children of divorce open up...
The Free-Flowing River of Abundance vs. The Stagnant Swamp of Scarcity
Today over on the Areté Today Podcast, I talked at length about the differences between an abundance consciousness and a scarcity mentality. I make the argument that we, as individuals, have all set up shop on a specific side of the aisle but we have the ability (and...
Areté Today Podcast Launch
Hello!! Just a quick blog post today to introduce you to my new podcast, called Areté Today. I consider it the place where personal development meets personal responsibility. Let me start by telling you a bit about the name. Areté. Such a beautiful word. Rolls right...
2014’s ‘Word of the Year’ Is…
I gave up on resolutions about seven years ago. They weren't working for me and were a waste of my time and energy. I'd vow, just like millions of others, to make these massive changes to my life merely because the calendar flipped. It had little to nothing to do with...
Letters to Myself
I went through yesterday's mail this morning. Bunch of bills, unwanted credit card offers, and an envelope addressed to me in my own handwriting. Huh? With my foggy, harried, pre-Christmas brain, it took me a minute to figure out why I was getting a card from myself;...
So, The Report Card Has Come Home. Now What?
It's that time of year. If you have a school-aged child, either the first-term report card has already come home or it will be coming home soon. I've got news for you: regardless of what the GPA is, how you handle the report card is critical! Report cards, like so...
Surviving the Holidays, With Heart
Let's face it, this can be a tough time of year. But, it definitely doesn't need to be. As I think back, I have a brain and heart full of truly happy holiday memories that fill me with nostalgia. But I have also encountered numerous painful and disappointing holiday...
Be Your Own Franchise Player
You have more in common with Lebron James and Patrice Bergeron than you might think. You are a franchise player as well…
Eliminating Pity Parties, Blame-Storming, and Inertia with Powerful Questions
Rampant blame and deflection is a learned behavior…and now it’s time for us all to un-learn it! Stop waiting for other people to hold your hand, wipe your ass, dry your tears, or light that fire within you….
This One’s For the ‘Tweens and Teens — With Love.
I wanted to write this post for you today to let you know it is all going to be okay. I PROMISE. Whatever you are agonizing over, whatever insecurities you are feeling, whatever hurts you carry around with you like luggage — they will all dissipate as soon as you decide it is safe to let them go. Even at this tender stage of your life, you have much more power than you give yourselves credit for….