Melissa Hope Orlen Cohen Melissa Hope Orlen Cohen

A LONG AND WINDING ROAD - THE ART OF THE PIVOT

If we are so fortunate, life is a long and winding road, ever-evolving and changing, and although it takes work to seek and hone our successes, achievements, happiness, and love, the journey is filled with many pivots leading to great wonder, learning and growth.

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Melissa Hope Orlen Cohen Melissa Hope Orlen Cohen

The 21 things every child should know before leaving home

High School Graduation Approaches

What every child should know before they go – before they venture onto the next phase of the journey.

If you are a parent, then you also know that time flies in a blink of an eye, and before you know it, in what feels like an eternity when you are in it, in reflecting back it is actually a whirlwind and your child is off to their next adventure and adulting – with all the demands, responsibility, stress, and decision-making that comes with human-ing. All of a sudden when the day finally arrives when your child is headed out into the world on their own, you find yourself thinking - wait it’s too soon – I hope I have prepared my kid for all that is to come, I hope I provided my kid with all the life tools needed to thrive in this world, I hope my kid has the inner-strength, power and love of himself/herself/themself to be brave, confident and eager to embrace the journey of life.  So, before they go, here are but a few of the important advice, what I refer to a momisms, to know:

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Melissa Hope Orlen Cohen Melissa Hope Orlen Cohen

Vulnerabilities - weakness or strength?

Vulnerabilities are strengths, not weakness, they provide insight, empower and build-up, not breakdown - they evoke growth, evolution and positive change.

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