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Category Archives: bearing difficult times

Circles of Friends

September 5, 2019

  With school just starting and with some of our kids heading off to college, it’s a great time to …

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Words to Say to Darkness (which so often follows the holidays)

January 3, 2019

  A wisdom story tells of an elder who teaches a young girl that inside of us all are two …

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The BEST Family Idea in a LONG Time Just in Time for Thanksgiving!

November 14, 2018

In research done on kids and resilience, that is, the ability to overcome difficulty, researchers discovered an odd connection: Kids …

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Some Things Have Changed But BALANCE Remains the Key

September 19, 2018

Maybe you remember teaching your kid to ride a bike. Many of us began with training wheels. The little guy …

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If You’d Rather Skip Mother’s Day, I See You

May 14, 2018

I have felt seated at the margin of Mothers Day many, many times. And I have spoken with quite a …

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Re-framing Overwhelmed: See It — Say It

April 13, 2018

I feel privileged to count Kay Wyma as both a friend and colleague. Kay is as brilliant as she is …

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Keep Calm and Parent On: Thoughts Teen Suicide

December 30, 2017

It is oddly troubling to discover that not only is teen suicide a problem in our community but that it …

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Riding to Resilience

September 29, 2017

With school underway for a new year, our kids will have plenty of opportunities to learn about resilience. Resilience (of …

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When the path is dark

June 26, 2017

While most of us have never been in a mine, we’ve almost all experienced walking through dark times in our lives. Consider …

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Good Enough: an-un-Hallmark mothers day message

May 13, 2017

(excerpt from a message I wrote today to a close friend whose kid is having a hard time, a message …

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Kathleen Fischer

Kathleen is a popular speaker in corporate, church, and community settings as well as a sought after family/parenting coach for individuals and groups.

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