by Judith Heaney | Feb 10, 2025 | 365 Reasons
I once heard someone compare the journey of self-awareness to being the detective in your own life, uncovering the clues about your behavior and emotions. Watching the ways my teenagers daily grow in understanding themselves, I tend to agree with this detective...
by Judith Heaney | Feb 8, 2025 | 365 Reasons
A few months ago I opted to give away my writing desk and while there were many factors involved in that decision, none of them had anything to do with whether I was going to continue writing. Unfortunately, most of the considerations had to do with the small space in...
by Judith Heaney | Feb 2, 2025 | 365 Reasons
If you have a brother or a sister, you likely have experienced sibling rivalry over the years, whether overtly or rather more discreetly. And, if you are a parent, you have definitely encountered the competition and jealousy between your children; unfortunately,...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 4, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Nothing can cause me greater anxiety than my teenagers’ anxiety. Ironic, right? And yet this is a deeply true paradox for me and one I find myself facing way more often than I want to. It’s not because I feel inconvenienced or annoyed by either of my teens’ emotions...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 2, 2025 | 365 Reasons
What goes through your mind when your teenager exerts a mind of their own? I mean, let’s face it, I don’t think any of us really like certain tones of voice with which we associate defiance or belligerence or, worse, disrespect. But what if we took a step back and...
