"Do you know a song about the sun coming?" he asked me. "The sun is coming, the sun is coming..." "Here comes the sun?" I asked and started to sing. "Yeah," he smiled. "Do you know that's a Beatles song?" I love this kid. I love that when...
The mama monster reared her head last night. You know the one. She creeps up despite your best judgment. She surprises you with her ferocity. She roars. Sometimes you exit your body and watch her and think, Wow... who the heck is that? ...
Nico and I have a running battle these days. Nico wants to drive. Yes, like DRIVE THE CAR by himself. He sits in the front seat, asks for the keys, and when I refuse he pushes every switch and button he can possibly find. Wrenching him...
Nico playing guitar from andrea scher on Vimeo.
Holy moly. Best thing EVER. I'm in love with Kid President.
I was honored to participate in the Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health on Katherine Stone's blog (Postpartum Progress) this year. Katherine posted letters to new moms from 24 writers who have gone through postpartum depression or...
SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is a bestselling author, artist, inspirationalist and acclaimed teacher and mentor. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifter, transformer and laser beam of love- she offers that with love through her...
Originally from New Jersey, Maggie Doyne has dedicated her life to educating children and empowering women. At age 19, Maggie used her life savings to build a home for orphaned children in war-ravaged Nepal. Maggie then created the...
Justin Talbot Zorn has served as both a policymaker and a meditation teacher in the U.S. Congress. A Harvard- and Oxford-trained specialist in the economics and psychology of well-being, Justin has written for the Washington Post, The...
Dancing at Zumba a few weeks ago, I found myself in a flow state. It felt like a miracle, after months of stumbling around and trying to follow the moves, not even being able to finish a class without leaving early. (Who knew Zumba was so...
In my coaching circles last week, we talked about pleasure and joy... and how it can feel wrong, like a betrayal to feel pleasure when so many others are suffering. And somewhere in my heart I know that joy is precisely the thing to reach...
After several dates recently with a very lovely man, we decided there was no chemistry. Which was a bummer. But here’s the thing, the conversation was so refreshing! It went something like this: (Insert awkward kiss) Him: “So… I’ve been...
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