04 Mar 2014
4 Comments SPARK = Successful, Positive, Authentic, Resilient, Kids The moment you sit down with Christine Guthery, a funny transformation takes place, you find yourself swelling with optimism, self-confidence...
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17 Feb 2014
6 Comments We have a cat. A lot of people have a cat. Ours is named Rino. As in rhinoceros, minus the "h" and the horn. Looking back, I got him when he was still a little too small, so he definitely sees me as his cat-mom....
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10 Feb 2014
10 Comments One of my enduring memories of childhood is of trapsing over paddocks, up and down hills, in gumboots too big for my feet picking mushrooms or blackberries. Eventually getting sore heels and aching legs....
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03 Feb 2014
14 Comments Until a friend of mine had a terrible tragic accident in the Himalaya mountains that left her in a coma, I had never donated to a charity. We collected some money at our wedding to give to her husband,...
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27 Jan 2014
16 Comments If you Google bullying, there is a whole plethora of websites to choose from. Most of them deal with how to prevent your kid from bullying, how to react when your kid is bullied/being a bully, how to talk...
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24 Jan 2014
7 Comments I am the first person to admit that I had no clue about adoption before I adopted my son. I remember when I was growing up, I would tease my brothers that they “were adopted”. There was a girl...
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20 Jan 2014
9 Comments You know how someone can tell you something that you already knew but in just such a way that finally something “clicks” inside you? That is what I felt when I read Argentinean psychotherapist,...
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15 Jan 2014
16 Comments It used to be so easy. A $30 box of Rice Krispies was worth writing home about. Sewing pillowcases from pagne fabric was so exciting that I had to Skype my friend in Virginia. Our morning oatmeal topped...
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13 Jan 2014
17 Comments My husband has a brother and a sister. I have two sisters. So we both grew up in a family with three kids. To us it was just a normal situation, not too big, not too small. I don’t think I ever gave...
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19 Dec 2013
8 Comments Ever felt like you have way too much stuff in your life? I do and it’s causing me unnecessary stress. I'm a little embarrassed to admit, but I'm a hoarder. I keep cereal boxes and even toilet rolls...
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