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Holding Healthy Boundaries When the Upsets Are Big

Jan 30, 20236 min read

Holding Healthy Boundaries When the Upsets Are Big

We had one of the hardest moments in our relationship the other night. Lately I’ve come to realize that even clearer boundaries need to...

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Jan 25, 20235 min read

What is Attunement?

We hear this word but what does it actually mean? This is a skill I share with clients and often coach partners in how to attune to one...

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Jan 18, 20233 min read

Rupture and Repair With Your Child

Our children lead us to places inside of us that have not been fully processed. Places within us where trauma is unresolved. When they...

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Mama Mandalena

Jan 10, 20234 min read

Self-reliance vs. Self-regulation

What’s the difference between self-reliance and self-regulation? It’s so easy as a parent to feel our needs don’t matter. Our awareness...

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Dec 21, 20222 min read

What is a New Earth Child?

What is a new earth child? We know these children are choosing to come to the planet during this time and are here to help elevate the...

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What Do Children Need When They're Dysregulated?

Mama Mandalena

Dec 9, 20221 min read

What Do Children Need When They're Dysregulated?

What do children need most when they’re dysregulated? When their emotions are full. Their upsets big. Their anger intense. They need to...

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Supporting Our Gifted, Highly Sensitive Children

Mama Mandalena

Dec 2, 20222 min read

Supporting Our Gifted, Highly Sensitive Children

What if your highly sensitive child is shining the light of awareness to the places in you that want to come into resolution? Parts of...

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Mama Mandalena

Nov 18, 20222 min read

Learning Unconditional Love

“Mama I love Kintu but his behavior of peeing on our cushions is not ok” We are happily welcoming our newest family member… Kintu the cat...

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Mama Mandalena

Nov 14, 20222 min read

Parenting With Polarity

These terms feminine and masculine are thrown around so much these days. As a parent I’m really tuned in to where and how these...

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Mama Mandalena

Nov 9, 20222 min read

Another Stretch of the Umbilical Cord

This week was another stretch of the umbilical cord. I’m deeply grateful for all the adults in my daughter’s life. So many loving and...

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Mama Mandalena

Oct 26, 20222 min read

Co-regulation with a Tree

After a fun time at the park, Anaiya knew it was time to leave. She’s really into her scooter lately and had ridden it there. She now...

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Mama Mandalena

Oct 19, 20222 min read

Honoring Emotions

I often hear how toddlers are run by their emotions. This is true and what I notice is the importance of two things with this. Being...

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Mama Mandalena

Oct 19, 20222 min read

Holding Healthy Masculine as a Mother

The healthy masculine holds an agenda free container for the arising dynamism of the feminine. Let me be clear here, that I’m not...

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Seeing the World Through the Eyes of my Daughter

Mama Mandalena

Oct 13, 20221 min read

Seeing the World Through the Eyes of my Daughter

We went on a hike to Brainard Lake recently. She was strapped on my back in one of those fancy hiking packs. Walking is just part of the...

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Mama Mandalena

Oct 13, 20221 min read

The Magic of Motherhood

A friend recently asked me what surprised me most about motherhood. What a great question. As the answer arose in me, it was about where...

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Mama Mandalena

Oct 10, 20222 min read

Saying Goodbye to Caffeine

Before pregnancy I chose to stop drinking caffeine. I didn’t drink a ton of it, but it was definitely something I felt some dependency...

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Mama Mandalena

Dec 16, 20201 min read

Soaking in Those Quiet Moments

The stillness of my child as she sleeps, matching the calm from the snowy blanket on the land. As the external quiets, I’m able to tune...

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Mama Mandalena

Dec 2, 20201 min read

Empowering Choices

Blueberries or bananas? Would you like to walk, or have me carry you? This shirt or that one? “That one” she delightedly exclaims as she...

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Nov 5, 20205 min read

Another New Phase of Development

Once again, Anaiya has hit a new phase of development. I notice there’s an adjustment period to these shifts as more independence is...

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Mama Mandalena

Oct 12, 20203 min read

Anaiya Turns One and a Half!

Anaiya just turned one and a half. In baby age this feels significant. She’s shifted into 18 month old clothes and shoes. But beyond the...

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