Blog to explore career planning for kids
I have 10+ years of experience in the career development field. Most of my post-graduate experience has been helping college-aged students on their path to find work or to talk about what they want to do with their life. It’s a big question that most of us don’t really want to think about. The day-to-day…
The ABCs to Steering Your Future
As the title suggests, this is an article about looking to your childhood — yes, to the years of carefree and moody adolescence — to steer your future. I recently read a case study by Mark L. Savickas, Ph.D., who authored the Career Construction Theory. In the case study, Savickas explores the life story of…
The Challenges of Providing Career Advice as a Parent
I watched The Super Mario Bros. movie with my boys. One scene involved Mario and Luigi sitting down to dinner with their family after opening their plumbing business and releasing their marketing commercial. The family provided their critique and input to the brothers – mostly negative, aside from their mom. Mario sought his Dad’s opinion…
Blog to explore how to combine career planning and child development
I have 10+ years of experience in the career development field. Most of my post-graduate experience has been helping college-aged students on their paths to find work or to talk about what they want to do with their lives. It’s a big question that most of us don’t really want to think about. The day-to-day…
Our Spot: Where So Much Life Happens
Feature image by Larissa Welch, “We, The Light Photography” My friend posted a photo of herself with her two children on her lap. She appeared to be sitting in a recliner. The caption reads “so much sitting, sleeping, nursing, eating, book reading, storytelling, cuddling, tv watching, giggling, crying, and life happens in this spot.” I…
Photos help recall memories, preserve our stories
My husband leaned over the hospital bassinet that cradled our newborn son, who was sleeping soundly and swaddled tightly in one of the hospital’s receiving blankets. My husband gazed at our son for a moment, and with raw, pure emotion, he blurted out, “I just love him so much.” My husband delivered the message in…
This blog started out as a way to promote documenting the moment, but I am re-focusing it on my passion…
