by Kristen | Feb 25, 2018 | Resilience When Life is Challenging
My husband used to be hard-wired to be a fixer. There were times I just wanted a listening ear, a hug, an “Ag, shame” – the phrase South Africans say that means, “Oh honey, I’m so sorry to hear that.” Listen here: So imagine my horror the day my son said...
by Kristen | Feb 16, 2018 | Resilience When Life is Challenging
I am not a professional expert on this but do have experience talking to and trying to soothe my own kids after violent events. Fortunately my son was too young to remember the Columbine shootings when we were living in Littleton, Colorado, but we lived in New York on...