by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 18, 2018 | living with intention and purpose
My spouse’s blue eyes filled with kindness as he says “goodbye” to me no matter the kind of morning we’ve all had. My daughter’s kind words as she looks over my shoulder at the work I am doing. My son pats on my back at the end of...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 1, 2018 | Professional Development, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World, Soulful Poetry
Your Wings Why are you still playing small? Rise up, my Love. The nest you are in is too small for you. Jump out! Take a leap and fly! You were meant to soar. Your wings were meant to draw people’s eyes up to the heavens in awe. Lisa McCrohan, © 2018 I know so many...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 23, 2018 | Parenting with Compassion, Regarding Our Children
Promoting a positive body image in our tweens and teens starts with regard. Awhile back I was talking to a client who has a tween son. She said to me, “Sports have started up and OHHHHH my god, the smell!” She told the story of how he came home from...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 13, 2018 | living with intention and purpose, Regarding Our Children, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
Two years after I had graduated from college, I discerned that I was going to work and live in solidarity with the marginalized. I didn’t want to just work at a free clinic and then go home to my nice apartment. I wanted to be alongside the marginalized. I looked into...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 12, 2018 | Parenting with Compassion, Regarding Our Children
Anxiety in children is on the rise. Here I talk straight and get real about it. I talked to a dad in coaching who shared with me that he and his wife were struggling with their middle school-aged child. He had increasingly become anxious and even “OCD” about things,...