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162. Think the best of me, or not. Allowing the hard and awesome in ourselves and in our lives.

When we want others to think well of us, what is happening is we are buying into the cultural myth that WE are all good, all the time. And then … Read more

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Is Self-Care the Answer When Motherhood Sucks?

I’ve been thinking a lot about the time in my life where everything seemed to suck. Parenting was depleting all my resources,  I felt in over my head on a … Read more

Our marriage was struggling, here are 12 things that helped us heal and strengthen it

I wrote this post when Conor and I were celebrating 14 years together.  And if you were a fly on the wall for those 14 years, there were times where … Read more

85. When empathy is hard in marriage and friendships

Empathy with other adults can feel differently than it does between us and kids. This is often because our emotions are used as currency, as power. And also because we … Read more

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72. When your spouse doesn’t want to declutter (but really, it’s marriage advice)

One question I get so often is “how to get my husband to get rid of all his crap?” I don’t have a magical formula to convince him to give … Read more

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How Minimalism Changed My Motherhood, Marriage, Homemaking and Life

I happened upon ‘minimalism’ by accident. I didn’t even really know it was an option. I grew up in a home filled with stuff. Boxes of photos and books, piles … Read more

Enjoying a family camping trip, on purpose

This month in the Life on Purpose Academy this is the topic, Enjoying Your Life, on Purpose.  A lesson that I feel like I have a crash course on every … Read more

Why it’s worth paying attention to love languages and expectations in marriage

Alternately titled: my husband put the groceries away wrong, he doesn’t care about me.  The other week I shared a photo on Instagram stories of my pantry. It was full … Read more

62. My husband put the groceries away wrong, he doesn’t care about me (love languages and expectations in marriage)

Today’s bonus episode comes after I showed pictures of my pantry on Instagram and mentioned love languages and got a lot of comments about it.    While we’re in isolation, … Read more

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58. Isolation life vs simple on purpose life (marriage, motherhood, working from home, mental health)

We have all been taking stock of what isolation life looks like in comparison on how our life used to look. Sometimes this experience can be painful and disempower us … Read more

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