Subscriber Exclusive
First Things First: Creating a family culture that lasts
Somewhere at my parents' house is a photo album of everyday family photos from my childhood.
Subscriber Exclusive
First Things First: Five tips for a restorative spring break
Spring break has a funny way of sneaking up on families.
First Things First: The family image trap
Someone extremely close to me has been processing her past for as long as I can remember. She recently told me her childhood felt like living inside a well-decorated secret.
First Things First: The mental load behind the mess
Clutter looks harmless until you live with it.
Subscriber Exclusive
First Things First: Your brain needs friends
Leading a nonprofit means I spend a lot of time thinking about people, how to help them, how to serve them, how to strengthen what's fragile.
First Things First: When ‘I don’t want to parent’ goes viral, kids still have to live there
Every few weeks, social media serves up a new kind of honesty: parents saying they love their kids ... and also don't want to be around them.
Subscriber Exclusive
First Things First: Why mattering matters, especially for children
Most of us learned "basic needs" as a short list: food, water, shelter, safety. Useful, yes. Complete? Not really.
First Things First: What high vs. low effort looks like in families
"Low effort family" is a new term trending across social media.
First Things First: How to be mad and still be kind
Anger gets a bad rap.
First Things First: Authenticity, genuineness and the ‘why’ behind how we show up
These days, "be authentic" gets tossed around like seasoning. A pinch here, a dash there, suddenly everyone's an expert.
