Whether it comes from our children, our spouse, or the PTA chair, it’s guaranteed as a mother we’re going to feel guilty about something. Life Coach and author Connie Sokol shares how to avoid three guilt traps with effective self-questions. The Guilt Sponge. We’re human so we will make mistakes. Healthy guilt helps us realize when …
Yesterday, I saw my baby for the first time. At my first doctor’s appointment we couldn’t hear the heartbeat (I cried). So she pulled in the ultrasound and checked to be sure. There on the grainy screen in amazing details for only 10 weeks along was a small face that I swear turned to face …
Yes, I have become the dreaded Unpopular Mother. My daughter came home the other day and mentioned, at first with humor, that ALL her friends were gathered in a circle and that ALL her friends have a cell phone and that ALL her friends said, “You need to get a cell phone.” She is in …
Between children’s sports, dance classes, homework, and playtime, family connection can be tough to find!Life coach and author Connie Sokol shares ideas to create pockets of time and predictable places where you can consistently connect. In this episode of KSL Studio 5, Connie talks with Brooke Walker and Darin Adams about Create Family Connections. Watch …
To listen to Connie’s interview with Nancy Hanson from the Mormon Channel, CLICK HERE. This is a great interview and introduction to Connie’s new book, Faithful, Fit and Fabulous. If you don’t have an hour, you can download the file, save it and listen to it in small chunks. Enjoy.
The other day I asked my daughter Chloe to be my Sous Chef; meaning, she would help me with dinner. She is the “cooker” of our family who loves to bake and do all things with the oven. So we’re making a lasagna and these darling lemon Bundt cakes with this fabulous new dealy wheely …
You may have been wondering why I’ve been a wee bit quiet of late. That’s because I’ve been sucking down ginger ale and living in my pajamas. Yes, it’s true—we are expecting! And yes, it’s also true, it was a shock, though not a surprise. We had left that door, as it were, but it’s …
It’s that magical time when children go back to school and you try to find the kitchen counter. Now is a fabulous time to reset routines, establish cleaning patterns, and find free time for you – so that everyone in the family will feel “fall refreshed.” Life Coach Connie Sokol shares three ways to refresh …
Last night my six-year-old daughter had her first dance class. As the other moms and I sat nodding and clapping at all the right places, what I could not get over was the absolute giddy joy of the ten girls in the class. They leapt, ran, skipped, and galloped, and giggled as they went. Going …
Last week I learned repeatedly that it’s the little things that make life worthwhile—the impromptu funnies, the momentary pause, the small kindnesses of others. Helping Ben get established at college last Thursday had been a busy affair fraught with several different lines. But the funniest thing made the entire experience (apart from the amazing campus …
