How Children Grieve: Supporting Kids (and Yourself) After a Loss Grief doesn’t look the same at every age. In this episode, we’re joined by clinical social worker Jennifer Kimlingen to talk about how children process loss, why grief can resurface at different developmental stages, and how adults can create safe, supportive environments for grieving kids. […]
Angel investors have long understood something ordinary investors are now learning: due diligence matters. A well-known study of angel investors found that investors who spent more time on due diligence tended to earn better returns. The Angel Capital Education Foundation study, led by Robert Wiltbank and Warren Boeker, reviewed more than 1,100 angel investment exits […]
What Livie experienced that morning is the same pain we all feel when we don’t truly listen to others.
Your team is scattered across three time zones. One person is dialed in from a home office in Dallas, another from a coffee shop in Denver, and the third is — honestly — you’re not totally sure. The project is moving, reports are coming in, and on paper everything looks fine. But you still have […]
You drove home after the visit with a vague unease you couldn’t quite name. Nothing happened. Nothing was said. But something felt different — slightly off in a way that was hard to articulate. The house was a little more cluttered than usual. Your parent seemed tired in a way they weren’t before. When you […]
People talk a lot about “shopping your closet,” but sometimes that phrase can feel a little overused. How exactly do you remix your outfit? You know me, I like to boss my clothes around, so I thought it would be fun to showcase this same blouse yet styled in many different ways (not just with […]
There’s a quiet truth many of us carry, whether we say it out loud or not: we want our lives to matter. Not in some grand, headline-making way, but in a way that feels real, personal, and lasting. The urge to be the hero of our own story is not selfish. It’s human. As children, […]
Grief is a lot of emotions rolled into one package. Some days feel manageable. Other days, everything falls apart. If you have ever wondered why grief feels so overwhelming, this is why. Visualize a table in front of an open window. There are stacks of paper on the table. Tidy, organized stacks. A slight breeze […]
Adult children can be estranged from a parent for many reasons. We see this as a recurring issue in consulting with adult children at AgingParents.com. Usually, we hear that the parent has been repeatedly abusive or neglectful, and communication has ceased altogether. The child wants nothing more to do with that parent. Then something happens. […]
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