Author / MaureenCampion

30 years of parenting, 14 years of marriage, 25 years as a psychologist and marriage counselor and an obsession with relationships. Just trying to figure it all out.
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  • Confession- I still yell!

    People yell at their kids. And that’s ok. I mean it isn’t great but it is going to happen.  You could drop your kids off at my house (please don’t- I do not take donations) and there is almost no chance that I would ever lose my shit with your kids.  But mine? The ones that I love deeply? They can still take me down. 35 years I have been…

  • My Lessons- All About Love

    “I feel our nation’s turning away from love…moving into a wilderness of spirit so intense we may never find our way home again. I write of love to bear witness both to the danger in this movement, and to call for a return to love.” – bell hooks

  • Today’s Ethics Lessons

    Some things to think about when we share this story with our kids. The president took an oath of office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Let’s talk about the integrity of our word. What does it mean to promise to put the needs of your country above your own personal needs? Let’s talk about the abuse of power. How do those in positions of power take advantage of that position? What does it mean to ask someone a favor when you control their safety?

  • Will Summer Ever End?

    I know- it is 82 degrees out as I sit here writing about fall and back to school and finally being able to focus…but instead I took a walk over lunch and am heading out to have happy hour on a patio…again!

    School did start. The nights are longer and cooler. The colors are starting to turn. And I am back to work- I even posted my fall workshop schedule.

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    Creating Security in an Insecure World

    We humans need security. We want to know we are safe and we are loved and it is all going to be ok. And yet… it isn’t all ok, it isn’t always safe and it sometimes isn’t going to be ok. And even being loved can be taken away. Enough good news? I certainly wouldn’t blame you for walking away about now.

  • Revisiting Mindful Parenting

    Be with Your Kid Now
    Mindfulness- “the intentional, accepting and non-judgmental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment”. Simple…and hard.
    Mindful parenting comes from that zen, centered place where we can respond with patience and an open heart. Simple… and hard.

  • Do These Pants Make My A$$ Look Big?

    I want to be able to take feedback from the people I love because they are my best teachers and I know that I am not perfect and growth comes from feedback and hearing the feedback isn’t dangerous and I don’t have to change to be loved and the people I love want me to be even more amazing.

  • Summer- Time to Get Naked

    Sex is important to relationships. It is. I kind of wish I could tell you it isn’t a big deal but it is right up there with sleep and food. Of course, since most people in our culture are totally screwed up about food and totally sleep deprived, not such a surprise that we are also kind of a disaster in the sack.Couples who aren’t having regular sex freak out and feel insecure in their relationship. Couples that go too long without sex end up looking a lot like siblings- they love each other and are certainly family but man, do they get on each other’s nerves. Sex is protective of love. Sex builds connection. Sex makes us feel better.

  • Pissed Off Wives-How Did We End Up Here Again?

    Today, our ideas about birth, nursing, sleep, the attachment needs of young children have moved us to a highly mom dependent model of parenting, especially in the first years. This means women have increased the emotional and physical intensity and of their commitment to parenting. This means that even though dads are certainly doing more, moms are still mostly primary.

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    A little (too much) self disclosure

    Quick update, all is well. Kids are good, I am good. We have it figured out as much as anyone ever can. Which isn’t to say I have life figured out.

    Remember what the Velveteen Rabbit says about how love makes you real?