How Do We Create a Safe Space for Making Mistakes?

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 9, 2021 | Apologies, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Parenting

Nobody wants to answer that, we’re too afraid we’ll make a mistake.   Mistakes happen, actually they don’t just happen, we make them. And what happens when we make them? If we’re honest, not good things. We are a society that does not tolerate mistakes. Think...

I Want to Talk to the Village Here: Anyone Raising or Loving On Our Children

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 5, 2021 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Leadership, Parenting

Leaders, there’s plenty of lessons for you here too.   Parenting is not a science even with all of the advice, books, workshops, guides, formulas we are often figuring it out as we go. Whether we know what we are doing or not there are many things happening...

When It Comes to Conflict – Be Like Water

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 24, 2021 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Parenting

“Be like water. Adjust to the object and you will find your way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Be like water, my friend.”  – Bruce Lee   I am a HUGE Bruce Lee fan, but when I first read this...

Honoring The Year That 2020 Has Been

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Dec 16, 2020 | Holidays, Parenting, Self Care

Honoring the year that 2020 has been, I am taking time to love on my family and rest and reflect. I will be back ready and strong in January 2021. I want to share some beautiful memories of our Warren. He is sooooooo missed.     I want to say thank you to my amazing...

Real Life Conflict Has Become More Television Than Reality Television. We Need a National Conversation.

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Oct 21, 2020 | Communication, Inner Conflicts, Parenting

I have sons under the age of 30 and a part of their world is watching videos uploaded to social media sites. More and more, these videos are of real life conflicts that have captured the attention of tweens, teens and adults all over the globe. With the ushering in of...

So Many Difficult Conversations To Be Had About Racism. Are You Doing It Right? Are You Doing It At All?

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 1, 2020 | Communication, Parenting, Race Relations

So Many Difficult Conversations To Be Had Are You Doing It Right? Are You Doing It At All? If you are anything like me you have spent far more time than you have imagined answering the questions of children, tweens, teens and young adults during the pandemics of...