Still celebrating women this month—internationally! 🇬🇧 Why do we need to hear these things? ✨You’ve been working so hard on x. Women are always doing for many people, but the result of our efforts are not always noticed or appreciated. Noticing effort encourages us to keep going. ✨You can say no. Sometimes we just need permission not to do the thing—especially when we say yes out of obligation, which is statistically far more for women. ✨You’re an amazing mom. Because every mother I know has a kid going through something hard—and we often blame ourselves for it. Yet, more often, it is not a reflection of parenting—especially if everyone can relate! ✨I’ll figure out dinner. Because we don’t want to meal plan every day of our life until we die. ✨Go to bed! We tired!! Share this with a woman who you know needs to hear one of these things today. ❤️ _ #WomenSupportingWomen #InternationalWomensMonth #EmpoweredWomen #SelfCareForWomen #WomenLiftWomen

It starts at home. In the conversations we are having. What we choose to make important. How we bring up difficult topics and ask tough questions. How we show compassion and empathy to those who need it most. It all starts at home. ❤️

Very grateful to talk on NBC News Now about real parenting issues that matter. Pulling Carolina in was very unexpected, but so proud of her for bravely using her voice. Watch the full segment here: https://youtu.be/RNQA_VcYfKU

Words can have a major impact on our kids, especially on their mental and emotional health. Verbal harassment is the most commonly reported type of bullying. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano joins NBC News Now to talk about how to help our kids navigate hurtful language.

Many of you who have seniors are waiting to hear from colleges, and early decisions are going out as we speak. Here’s some thoughts to help navigate this uncertain time. I also love what psychologist Lisa Damour reminds us: “Make sure you are not happier or more upset than your child when you find out the news.” Especially the latter. Thinking of all of you and your amazing seniors. No matter what happens, may they know truly how amazing they are. 💫❤️

There is neuroscience that points to list-making as a great tool to decrease our mental load and increase focus by redirecting that neuroenergy to actually doing tasks rather than remembering tasks. Making lists is a quick stress reliever because writing things down often makes to-do’s feel more manageable than when we perseverate on them in our heads. Being able to cross things off gives us a feeling of accomplishment and the ability to focus on what we have done rather than on what is left. This small action increases our motivation to keep going. __ #overwhelmed #mentalhealth

Long-term relationships are work, so it's important to know how to keep them thriving and exciting. One of the keys to lasting love is curiosity. Even though we feel like we know everything about this person, there is always more to learn. We are constantly changing and evolving as humans even if we aren't expressing it to our partners. Some key questions that can help us stay curious: Is there anything you have been struggling with lately? Anything on your mind we haven't talked about? Is there anything you would like to see happen in your life in the next year? 5 years?  If we could try one new thing what would that be?  Is there somewhere you would like to visit that you have never been?  What do you wish was different in our lives right now?  What are you most grateful for that happened today or recently? I can say 19 years in, it's a lot of work, but well worth it. Grateful for a relationship that still surprises me and a love that continues to evolve and grow. __ #curiosity #longtermrelationships