by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Aug 4, 2017 | Resilience, Self-care, Values
Therapy helps when we need someone to join us on our path with clarity, acceptance, and empowerment.
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jul 20, 2017 | Addiction, Mindfulness, Relationships, Values
On how my wife’s financial clarity helped me build a new perspective on money and freedom. Plus: the scientific answer to why new stuff doesn’t make us happier for long. A primer on how to emotionally unhook from belongings you love while connecting to loved ones.
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jul 18, 2017 | Mindfulness, Resilience, Self-care, Values
“[P]eople spend at least half their waking hours simulating rather than paying attention to the world around them, and this pure simulation strongly drives their feelings.” – Lisa Feldman Barrett, How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, p. 71. The...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jul 5, 2017 | Parenting, Resilience, Values, Youth
“In wrestling, girls have an advantage. The guys think less of you until you are face-to-face with them!” – Rachel, age 11, quoted in Strong is the New Pretty. That’s quite the quote, isn’t it? The longer I look at it the more complex it becomes. On the...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Mar 7, 2017 | Parenting, Values, Youth
This is the second in a series of blog posts about useful (and sometimes sneaky) ways to teach your kids awesome habits. That is, these are ways to make our Values go Viral. Values like Cooperation and Helpfulness can be natural parts of our children’s...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Feb 28, 2017 | Parenting, Values
Raising empathic kids starts with being a values driven parent. It starts with being the “change you want to see in the world”, as Ghandi put it. If you value compassion, hard work, and health, lead with those values. If you make those values happen in...
