Strange World

I love the movie Strange World. It’s charming, compelling, visually gorgeous, and doesn’t get enough hype. It was my kids’ favorite for awhile like a year ago, but we hadn’t watched it since. I put it on while I needed to keep them in one place with me for awhile but couldn’t move much after … Read more

Dauntless Grace: Trauma & Play (Podcast Interview)

I recently appeared on the podcast Dauntless Grace to talk about trauma, play, reparenting ourselves, and that infamous consequences post.  You can listen to the interview on their website, Dauntless Grace. It’s also available on iTunes here, and on Spotify here. If you’d rather read rather than listen, the transcript is available here.

An Interview with Mr. The Occuplaytional Therapist

The long-awaited interview between myself and my husband! We cover topics including: -coming from differing parenting backgrounds -generational parenting styles, wanting to parent the same way your parents did or not -apologizing and repairing with your children -being a stay-at-home dad and its challenges -societal differences in gendered expectations of parents -non-traditional families -disagreeing with … Read more

Offering Grace

My friend Jessica, who runs the page Once Upon an Upset, once wrote: “So many of us are afraid of getting taken advantage of that we forget the option of offering grace.” It’s strange that this is true of adults and children, but it is, nevertheless, true in my experience. I think it has to … Read more