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“What Would Jesus Buy?”: Unwrapping the Consumerism of Christmas
What Would Jesus Buy? is a 2007 documentary by producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) that examines how Christmas—the “season of giving”—has in fact become a …
20 Affirmations to Help You Through the Holidays
The holidays can extinguish the brightest light. Here's how to keep yours burning.
3 Ways to Connect More with Family
Craving more meaningful time with your loved ones? Here are easy ways to foster those deep connections.
4 Tips to Practice Acceptance During the Holidays
Accepting, observing, and experiencing a different family culture as you would another country's may change your perspective.
5 Important Lessons I Continue to Learn From My Dad
Five lessons I continue to learn from my dad, which can “help others realize no matter what hardships you have endured, life can still be experienced as a fulfilling and joyous adventure.”
7 Tools to Ease Anxiety at Family Gatherings
These tools will help you keep your cool through the chaos of the holidays.
7 Ways to Deal with Toxic Family Members Over the Holidays
If you know there’ll be at least one toxic relative to face this holiday season, here's how to protect yourself and navigate your way forward as sanely and serenely as possible.
A Grandparents Guide to “Cousins Camp”
In the busy world of kids, how do cousins, separated by age and distance, get to become lifelong friends? For grandparents Pat and Dennis Kaldor, the answer became Cousins Camp. Th…
A Powerful Ceremony Reuniting a Birth Mother to Son
A Birth Mother Found, Embraces Second Chance To Be A Mother, Family Gathers For Ceremony
A Ritual to Reclaim Dinner
Rather than thinking of dinnertime as a chore, create nightly dinner rituals to connect more with the loved ones around your table.
Animal Dreamzzz
Kristen RaceAnyone who has ever suffered a bout of insomnia knows how frustrating it is to try to fall asleep when your mind is not ready; this is true not just for adults but also…
Awakening the Wisdom of Grandmothering
"She never set foot in a school and could neither read nor write. She sat with people as they entered the world and as they left it. As I am writing about her to you, she becomes alive again."
Best Retreats for the Multi-Generational Family
“In the old days, the elders knew the stories of their sons—because they lived together,” writes Sam Keen his in beautiful new joint memoir Prodigal Father, Wayward Son: A Roadmap …
Bringing Food: Making a Gift of Comfort More Meaningful
By Michelle Smith When we hear of a death in our family or community we feel a powerful urge to offer comfort—and so, we bring food. In almost any culture bringing food to t…
Catching Babies
Birthing women are able to share something that connects them to all mothers, past and future.
Ceremony: How to Honor the Elders in Your Family
A mainstay of many ancient cultures is respect for the elders—those who have preceded us in life and whose wisdom gives guidance and comfort. But our modern culture only rare…
Circles, Not Triangles
Triangles aren't sustainable when it comes to relationships. Embrace the idea of circles, which are stable over time.
Compassionate Conversations: Advice From Three Experts
Leaning how to have real conversations about important topics with people you disagree with is a skill. These days, it's more important than ever. Diane Hamilton, Gabriel Wilson, and Kimberly Loh offer useful advice and powerful stories in their new book Compassionate Conversations.
