by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 5, 2016 | Following what delights your heart, Mindful Motherhood
In my last two blog posts I offered two questions that support you in honoring YOU. “What will you do this summer (or any season you are in) to honor yourself?” “What Sacred Space do you need in this season of your life?” In Compassion Coaching and Psychotherapy, the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 28, 2016 | Mindful Motherhood
Last night, I was sitting with two friends at a coffee house. “Mother guilt” was still sitting on my shoulder: “Don’t be gone too long. Don’t take too much time away from your family. Don’t put too much on Brian.” I heard that voice and would say to myself, “It’s...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 26, 2016 | Mindful Motherhood
“Where am I in all this?!” she asked me…she asked herself. I knew what she was talking about. I could see how she was contacting a Sacred Frustration within her and giving it space to finally be spoken and heard. I didn’t say anything. I didn’t try to explain or...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 8, 2016 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
In honor of International Women’s Day…a love note to my daughter. May these words inspire you to write a note to your daughter telling her how she matters, how her voice matters, and you are there to “hold space” for her to honor her Voice...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 27, 2016 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
One Day She Realized By Lisa McCrohan One day she realized that the person she needed to tend to the most was her own self. Even as a mom, a lover, a healer, a friend, she understood that where she needed to put her attention – every single day – was on her own...
by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 30, 2015 | Mindful Motherhood, Soulful Poetry
The other day, my youngest child started kindergarten. I woke up that morning feeling anxious. I asked myself, “Did I love enough?” Searching for affirmation that I had done an ok job over the last nine years of parenting my two children, I noticed that I was...