Posted: June 17, 2021
Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening. Emma Thompson, British actress “They’re so clueless.” “Why are they so closed minded?” “Will they ever get it?” Family shapes us, offering tools for survival and sometimes, being the thing we feel we must survive. There are […]
Posted: May 14, 2021
Growing up as the only girl of a Hmong family was tough. My parents lived with fear and anxiety from their post traumatic war experiences, all while trying to make a living in a new land where they faced a language barrier. When I was younger, my parents wouldn’t allow me to do things or […]
Posted: February 22, 2021
Relationships can be challenging even when we’re not in the throes of a worldwide pandemic. Challenges today vary among working from home, distance learning with school-age children, societal restrictions, and uncertainty about what the future may look like. Nightly news and social media report daily COVID-19 statistics, footage of political unrest, social injustices, job and […]
Posted: January 28, 2021
Let’s be real: we are in the coldest months of the Minnesota winter, and the Coronavirus has extended its welcome. Whether we have managed to keep ourselves busier than ever or have found boredom among the repetition, we need connection now more than ever in our intimate partner relationships. The pandemic has changed the way […]
Posted: November 15, 2019
“Oh, Heidi aren’t you so cute.” “Wow, you have a lot of energy” (with an annoying tone). “How can you be so positive” (with a questioning tone that perhaps it is fake). I’ve allowed little comments like these to bring me to think my positive attitude and energy is a bad thing, annoying to others, that […]
Posted: October 21, 2019
I love to talk. I have always been a big talker. Ask my husband and kids. I love to give people my answers. I love to dive into deep conversations and learn new things. And I love to see others grow and change as well. However, I am learning that my “talking” has very little […]
