Raising Resilience Daily
From routines to resilience—raising leaders every day.
recent posts
- Raising Kids in a World That Isn’t Always Real
- Raising an Athlete With Mental Toughness and Mental Health
- When Plans Change (Again): Raising Kids Who Can Adapt in a World That Won’t Slow Down
- The Heaviness of Parenting Right Now
- What Sports Taught Me About Coaching, Character, and the Power to Change
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Some days, parenting in an online world feels overwhelming, like the ground keeps shifting under our kids’ feet faster than we can steady it. Kids today are growing up in a world where people can hide behind keyboards, filters, and anonymous comments. A world where opinions are loud, consequences are quiet, and comparison is constant.…
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There’s a moment every parent of a young athlete eventually faces; the moment when the sport they love stops being easy. When the natural talent that carried them through early years hits its first real wall. When the drill is too hard, the skill doesn’t click, and suddenly the game feels bigger than them. For…
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Some weeks feel like a masterclass in flexibility, and not the yoga kind. The kind where you wake up with a plan, a vibe, a whole mental picture of how the day is going to go… and then life laughs in your face. This week, it came in two forms. Both cold. Both disruptive. Both…
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There’s a heaviness in the air lately. Not just the cold, not just the ice, but the unrest that’s settled into our communities. As a parent, and as a leader at work, it feels like I’m holding two worlds that are both asking for safety, clarity, and calm when none of us really have answers.…
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I grew up in sports. My childhood was a rotation of practices, games, tournaments, and team dinners. And with every season came a new coach; each one with their own style, their own expectations, and their own way of shaping a group of kids who were still figuring out who they were. Some coaches were…
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There’s something uniquely wild about having a kid with a birthday near the holidays. It’s like the universe said, “Hey, you know what this mom needs? A logistical puzzle disguised as a celebration.” Because suddenly, a simple birthday party becomes a full-blown strategy session: And that’s before you even get to the nap times, the…
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The holidays always come in fast and loud.Everyone feels it; the chaos, the schedules, the nonstop motion. It’s not unique to my family, but this year I finally paused long enough to look at our calendar. Two full weeks off school… and exactly one day without something planned. One. And here’s the thing:Those planned moments…
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A little bit heavier today, but hey, this blog is a real life. Sometimes that life is freaking heavy… Some days, life hands you a moment that stops you in your tracks — a moment that snaps everything into perspective so sharply it almost stings. This week, a friend’s husband is undergoing his fourth brain…
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Let me tell you about the MVP of our household. It doesn’t wear a jersey. It doesn’t drive carpool. It doesn’t even talk back (thank goodness). But it does keep us on track, on time, and—most importantly—on the same page. It’s our display calendar. With two kids in elementary school, multiple sports, my own work…
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Kids grow up. Families expand. And suddenly, “extended family” doesn’t just mean your parents or siblings; it means cousins, their kids, and the ripple effect of generations gathering together. The calendar fills with birthdays, reunions, and traditions that have been carried for decades. But then come the sports. Because we are a sports family. And…
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