Genres : Parenting

Have you ever felt devalued, shamed, or invalidated by someone you thought you could trust?It could be your partner. A parent. Someone you work with and see every day, like a coworker or even your boss. Regardless of how your relationship started or how long you've known each other, all relationships are susceptible to obstacles, inequalities, and conflict. But how do you know when a pattern of behavior crosses the line and slips into abuse?No one ever expects their loved...

Are you drowning in motherhood? Frazzled? Frantic? Barely surviving? Does "thriving" sound like a foreign concept from another planet? If so, I feel you. I've been there, too.I got married young; I was eighteen. I had my first baby as a teenager; I was nineteen. That wasn’t the plan I’d had for my life. Kids eventually, yes, but not at nineteen. But there I was anyway, surrounded by diapers, burp rags, and spit up, hardly knowing how to file my taxes, and...

Despite all the progress in our world-from advancing human rights to life-saving technology, there is a wound that has spread to every corner of society. It affects individuals, families, businesses, and communities.In fact, evidence shows almost every problem in our society can be traced back to this root cause:FATHERS WHO ARE UNINVOLVED IN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDRENThe Reality• Whatever the reason for the father's absence-work, addictions, divorce, or even death-the negative impact on children is the same.• The impact...