Author: Alice Dommert

Yes, we’re now past Labor Day and back-to-school. While you may or may not be buying new school supplies, almost all of us are looking at our fall schedules and know we have a long stretch until Thanksgiving. How do you feel about that? I used to loudly and in a very grumpy manner declare that...

I knew today was going be tough. Friday was the drop off of my son to his new college 2 hours north and yesterday we did the same routine but headed 3 hours west to drop off my daughter. I did not cry at either goodbye. Perhaps it was shock that this moment was actually here. In preparation for...

My own empty nest So later this week we will drop my daughter, my youngest, off at college and bring my son, who took a gap year after a freshman year in college, to a new school. The flying, empty nest talk is all around me. The excitement I feel about these new beginnings feels like whiplash...

If you are a Stranger Things fan you’ll remember early in Season 1 the big insult with the kids (remember the show's time frame is the early 80’s) was to call someone a mouth breather. Mike explains to Eleven when she doesn’t understand what a mouth breather is “you know… a dumb person. A...

This past week our team has been thinking a lot about how to reset as we roll into August. For many people, this is time for those last few weekends at the shore, a summer vacation or time at a favorite summer place. Our family went to Wellfleet in August and it took me many years to realize the...

Feeling overwhelmed Are you feeling overwhelmed with too much to do?  Wishing you had the month of August to be away, at the beach, the mountains, or anywhere else but at your desk? Does it feel too late to make any plans? It is hard not to feel overwhelmed sometimes. I begin to feel I am...

Ohhh... You cursed brat! Look what you've DONE! I'm melting! Melting! Oh...What a world, what a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Has the recent heat and humidity, added to your already busy summer, made you feel like you are...

Recently a friend shared about relocating with her growing young family for the third time in six years. Each time the move had prompted her to make new friends, find new places to teach yoga and set up a new house. While it was not always easy, she had developed the ability to “get comfortable...

This week as I was preparing the writing for a week of our BrainFIX programs, I was struggling with my own brain, specifically my amygdala. As summer moves into full swing I am acutely aware that my daughter, and last little bird, will be heading off to college this fall. In addition, my son who...

Have you ever had that moment when you can feel, in that one moment, that it ALL is working? It is a wave of peace and happiness deep within that rolls through your body like a magnificent wave. You notice details about where you are and who you are with, in minute detail and it feels as if...