I first heard the term “fight or flight” from my child. At the time, we had been having some difficult interactions around school. I was reminding, encouraging, and sometimes pushing. He became impatient and emotional. I felt hurt, sad, and exhausted. Eventually, I decided it might be better for me…

Last week, I had the opportunity to give a workshop on Coaching Insights for Parenting Across Neurodiversity. As I prepared for it and talked with other parents, I found myself reflecting on my own parenting journey too. For many years, when I saw a problem, my natural response was to…

At work, most of us naturally pay attention to how we communicate. We think about when to bring something up, how to say it, and how the other person might receive it. But at home, with the people closest to us, we may not be nearly as careful. I certainly…

When I first started learning coaching skills, I didn’t expect them to change the way I deal with my own life so much. Every time I learned or practiced a new skill, I felt like I had entered a new world. The same situations were still there. My kids could…