by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jun 22, 2021 | Big Ideas, Feminism, parenting
Lately I have been thinking a lot about the world we have built for our daughters. Specifically, I have been thinking about the fact that we have to prepare our daughters to deal with sexism and sexual harassment as a regular part of their lives. With the...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | May 25, 2021 | Anti-racism, Big Ideas
Reverse racism isn’t a thing. This might not come as a surprise to many of you. Some people, however, are deeply committed to the idea that White people can experience racism. So can White people experience racism? NOPE. And here’s why… The key to...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Apr 20, 2021 | connection, Gratitude, Laughter
My husband Robby is an exceptional gift-giver. He is so thoughtful in selecting gifts that I often find that he gives me something that I needed but might have only thought about in my head. He puts a lot of thought and care into selecting just the right gift for...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 2, 2021 | Big Ideas, Health
Alternative medicine approaches have helped me on more than one occasion. Most recently, I tackled the root causes of my acid reflux in just two weeks with a food I already had in my fridge. Yep… you guessed it – dill pickles. I have an amazing...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 23, 2021 | connection, parenting, Relationships
Respond to your children with love in their worst moments, their broken moments, their angry moments, their selfish moments, their frustrated moments, their inconvenient moments because it is in their most unlovable human moments that they most need to feel loved. ~...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 19, 2021 | connection, Mindset, parenting, reframing, Relationships
Respond to your children with love in their worst moments, their broken moments, their angry moments, their selfish moments, their frustrated moments, their inconvenient moments because it is in their most unlovable human moments that they most need to feel loved. ~...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Feb 2, 2021 | connection, Covid-19, Global Pandemic, Gratitude, Happiness, Life lessons, parenting
As we all cope with COVID, and the various restrictions in our areas, we have established some new habits. One of our new habits is to take family walks, and during these walks, we have gotten some glimpses into the teenaged mind. We’re lucky to live in a place...
by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Jan 25, 2021 | Big Ideas, Courage, Gratitude, Happiness, High Achievers, Kindness, Mindset, positivity, Self-care
Feeling like you made a yucky mistake can be debilitating. Often you can get stuck in a vicious cycle. One where you continually look back on a decision you made or an action you took (or failed to take) and repeatedly beat yourself up for it. When this happens...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jan 7, 2021 | connection, Covid-19, Global Pandemic, Relationships
The December holiday in 2020 has been like none other. In normal circumstances, it would have been the year for our family to gather in-person to celebrate. This would have involved 20 of us hanging out in small spaces together at all times, which we call...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Dec 15, 2020 | Big Ideas, Bravery, Personal growth
A couple of years ago my daughter performed in a class theatre production with about 20 other 6-7 year olds. The story was collaboratively created and written by all the students with the help of the teacher. It was about a group of ocean animals who were...
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