Let’s just call it, resolutions don’t hit the same when you’re already maxed out."New year, new you" is cute until you’re standing in a kitchen full of cough syrup bottles, the grocery bags are still in the car, and you’ve been wiping noses for five days straight. I’m not starting 2026 pretending I have the energy to reinvent myself.I don’t need another list.I need a theme, one that gives me permission to breathe. This year, mine is Peace and Productivity. That’s it. That’s the filter.If it...
10 days ago • 1 min read
I hope this note finds you well. I’m reaching out with something that feels both exciting and a little vulnerable to share. My business, KISm Parenting Solutions, is eligible for the Intuit Small Business Hero Program, which awards a $20,000 grant to small businesses making a meaningful impact in their communities. Supporting overwhelmed, busy parents as they navigate work, family, and emotional well-being is the heart of what I do, and this opportunity could help me expand that impact. If...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Let’s just be honest, December isn’t festive for everyone.It’s full.Full of deliverables, concerts, classroom cupcakes, wrapping paper, forgotten RSVPs, and people needing just “one quick thing” before the break. You’re still expected to show up like a professional at work…While also performing holiday magic at home.And somehow not lose your mind in the process. It’s a lot. And no one really talks about how brutal this overlap is. Your job didn’t slow down, your life just sped up. This is the...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Let’s talk about something most people don’t say out loud:The holidays are hard on kids. They’re overstimulated. Overscheduled. Over-sugared.They’re absorbing the stress you’re carrying while trying to keep up with what they think the holidays are supposed to feel like, thanks to every commercial, school activity, and conversation around them. And unless we help them make sense of it all?The comparison, the excitement, the disappointment… it all comes out sideways. Cue: meltdowns, shutdowns,...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
The holidays are here, and so is the pressure! To RSVP yes to everything.To host, to travel, to bake, to decorate, to volunteer, to show up with energy you don’t actually have.And to smile through it all, like it’s not draining you. Let me just say this clearly:More plans don’t equal more joy.Especially when you’re already running on fumes. This year, scaling back is the win. Because the real goal isn’t to do it all.It’s to feel connected.It’s to protect your peace.It’s to be present for your...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
The Furlough Is Over, But the Conversation Isn’t The furlough may be over for now… but you and I both know the stress doesn’t disappear just because a paycheck comes back. Especially when there’s a deadline looming... January 30.Especially when you're trying to make decisions without real answers.Especially when your kids can feel something’s off, even if you haven’t said anything. So let’s talk about how to handle that conversation.Because you don’t need to fake a smile, or flood them with...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Fall is supposed to feel cozy… but let’s be honest, it’s a lot. By the time you get through the morning chaos, school drop-offs, meetings, and the third email that definitely could’ve been a Slack… you're wiped.And you still have dinner, homework, and that pile of laundry waiting for you. So let’s talk about it. I want to know: What’s draining your energy the most this season? What’s draining your energy most this fall? (Pick one, the one that hits hardest right now.) The constant schedule...
2 months ago • 1 min read
New: Parenting Power Plays — Your Weekly Shortcut to Less Stress Ever feel like you're managing chaos instead of a family?Like you're just bouncing between school drop-off, work meetings, and trying to figure out what's for dinner again? Yeah. Me too.That’s exactly why I created a new weekly newsletter on LinkedIn called: Parenting Power Plays It’s short.It’s real.And it’s packed with small, powerful shifts that help you go from barely holding it together… to feeling just a little more in...
3 months ago • 1 min read
October has a way of sneaking up on you, doesn’t it? You think the back-to-school chaos will settle down… but now it’s school projects, spirit week, fall festivals, late meetings, and trying to figure out when you’re supposed to breathe. If you’re already feeling like your energy is leaking from 12 different places—you’re not alone. Here’s the truth:You don’t need a whole new life. You just need a few systems. Little systems = big relief. And that’s exactly what I teach inside the...
3 months ago • 1 min read