Permission & Power to say no is yours
A friend had some ideas for our blog, and asked us to write a post titled, “How to say No.” The fact is, most of us learned “no“ as one...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Sep 18
- 1 min
When is it my turn?
If you have someone in your life who doesn’t allow space in your conversations for you to speak it may be time to evaluate the...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Sep 11
- 1 min
Benefits of Being Heard
Being heard matters – in all realms of life. When your boss hears you, you feel valued, respected. When your friends hear you, you feel,...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Sep 4
- 1 min
Absorbed
What do you think of when you hear the word “absorbed?” Perhaps, as in this picture, you find music that transports you to another plane....
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Aug 28
- 1 min
Practice Clearing
Just as a clearing in a forest allows the light to shine in, stimulating growth, clearing your mental space is important. “Listening”...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Aug 21
- 1 min
I Am
Fill in the blank. What do you want to be? I choose: Joyful, Grateful, Confident, Loving, Calm, Creative, Caring, Healthy. Believe you...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Aug 14
- 3 min
Regulate-Relate-Reason
If we’re listening to someone, and they are emotionally dysregulated, that means they are not in control. We know this because we tried...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Aug 7
- 1 min
Splinters
Splinters – they are such tiny little things. But such tiny, seemingly inconsequential things can hurt like heck! They hurt more every...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Reaction
Stress – we all have it. It triggers the sympathetic nervous system. And there are times when we need that. It developed to make us move...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jul 24
- 1 min
AND
I’ve had a few people ask me if I’d help mediate between family members where there has been a communication miss with significant pain....
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Love the Child You Have (not the one you think you have)
Decades later, this one is a bit easier to do, simply because I know more about the child I have. When we first became parents, my...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Write Things Down
Write things down before you forget them. We're not just talking about adding eggs to the grocery list (though obviously that's smart...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Boundaries (parental version)
Long before I had my daughter, I remember observing a child whose parents would say not to do something, he did it – and there was no...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Developmental Milestones
Developmental milestones happen when they happen. With rare exceptions for extreme outliers who have specific medical problems, we don’t...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Baby Books
You know those baby books, the ones that breed like rabbits? “Everything your baby will do, exactly when” and “The Guide to Every Baby...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Five Things I Wish I'd Known (when I was a young mother)
This blog post is really a quick synopsis of posts to come. Here's the TL:DR version. 1. Baby books are road maps – but a lot of kids...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Empathize
In this 4th and final blog post on our C.O.R.E. series, we consider the importance of empathy. When we’re listening, we want to...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- May 29
- 1 min
Relate
This is the third blog in our C.O.R.E. series —Relate. When we’re listening, we want to stay dialed in to the person we’re listening to....
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hearingoutlifedrama
- May 22
- 1 min
Outcome
This is second blog post in the 4 part C.O.R.E. series. Sometimes it’s very obvious what the goal or anticipated outcome of a...
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hearingoutlifedrama
- May 15
- 2 min
C is for Cookie...
In this 4 part series, we will explore the CORE of listening: Centering, Outcome, Relate, and Empathize. When we’re listening, we need...
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