Posts by Valerie Friedlander
The 4 Letter Word We Need to Stop Treating As Taboo
That’s right, I’m talking about HELP. When my first child was born we had issues breastfeeding. It took two weeks of misery, tears, frustration, including a trip to the hospital for jaundice, pumping to get my supply back up because he wasn’t actually nursing and constant breakdowns before I finally hired a lactation consultant. She…
Read MoreSupportive vs Over-Protective Parenting
Being supportive vs over-protective in my parenting is important to me because I want my kids to learn resiliency. Life is hard sometimes. People can be mean. They are going to face challenges and I want them to have tools to navigate in a way that honors who they are. Some of this means confronting…
Read MoreDealing with Disappointment
Dealing with disappointment is emotionally painful and is often something we want to avoid. Yet, disappointment is a normal part of life, especially when trying new things. It’s important to know how to walk through it both so we don’t avoid doing things we want to do and to be an example for others (like…
Read MoreOvercoming Overwhelm
Overcoming overwhelm is a big focus for most people but especially for mothers. Most of the Mom that come to me say the feel overwhelmed by parenting, career, home, life in general, etc. There’s always something and it seeps into everything. A little bit of overwhelm goes a long way – kind of like that…
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