Advice to My Daughter

If you don’t value yourself, your daughter won’t value herself. Your children learn from your actions not your words. No child will believe they can be anything they dream of their mother doesn’t believe she can be anything she dreams. So get out there and live for you as well as your kids. Go after that dream, start that side hustle, take that class, you deserve it. Get my book for you and your daughter. https://amzn.to/3CUcFvS

PSA- Enabling people not only hurts the person but also everyone in their life.

When you have to deal with a narcissist, the best you can do is set boundaries to protect yourself. If you are not sure if you are dealing with a narcissist, ask yourself if they have a group of friends, do they have a support system? If not that is a red flag.

We interviewed Dr. Maureen Grady-Perovich. She is running for Lansing Village Trustee. The election is April 4, 2023. Email her with any questions @ [email protected]

Why do people care what others think of them. This is the biggest thing holding people back on doing anything. Where do you stand? Do you want your kids to be cool? Do you try to be cool?

I heard Mel Robbins on a podcast discussing this topic. I loved being raised by parents that let us figure out what we wanted to become. We were never pressured to become what our parents wanted us to become. Where do you stand on this topic.

How much is too much? How can too much be at the detriment to your kids? How can you balance giving your kids a great life with learning the value of a dollar. A major key is instilling empathy in your children.

When i became a mom, I always worried if i was doing it right. I worried if my mom thought I was doing things correctly. I wanted to discuss this with my own mom since my kids are older. I got out of my own head I figured my own mom went through it when she was young. So what is the secret to parenting? News flash there isn’t one. Parenting is learning as you go. What works for one person doesn’t work for the other. Give yourself grace. Realize no one has it figured out. Stop worrying about judgement. Find your own happiness and your kids will learn how to find their happiness.

We love reality tv. We find human behavior fascinating. We go into the things we take away from watching these shows. It is our guilty pleasure.

One way we used to differ is by comparing ourselves to others. The bottom line is that you should not compare yourselves to others. Just compare yourself to yourself. I talk about this in chapter 27 in my book. Check it out. https://amzn.to/3CUcFvS