In couples counseling, Alex and I are talking with our therapist about parenting. Our therapist says that when setting boundaries with our kids, the two most important things are consistency and followthrough. Be consistent with the rules, and follow through on what you tell the kids will happen when they follow or break the rules. Continue reading “Consistency and Followthrough”
Category Archives: Healing
80’s Dancing
Tonight I’m going 80’s & 90’s dancing. Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
Hothead
After I went off on a rant about something or other one evening, I told the martial arts training partner I was with that I was sorry if I went off for too long. I’m just a real hothead sometimes, I told them. “But you’re trying not to be,” this training partner said back. ItContinue reading “Hothead”
Marching Band IS a Martial Art
And that is why my martial arts school: Portland Martial Arts & Crafts, has a house marching band: Madam Ant Band.
Training Journal 08.08.2022
In my life and in my practice lately, I feel like I’ve been fighting too hard, trying too hard, pushing too hard. I end up breaking myself again and again. Part of this is an expression of grief. My heart has been broken recently– by the death of my father, my mother’s stroke, challenges withContinue reading “Training Journal 08.08.2022”
Michelle Folk Johnson 