by Carla Naumburg | Oct 20, 2014 | Kveller.com
Two and a half days for Rosh Hashanah. Half a day for Yom Kippur. Two and a half days for Sukkot. Two days for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. I’d love to tell you that this is a list of the days that I spent in solemn prayer and reflection over the past month. The...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 15, 2014 | Psychology Today
In my mind, meditation was for hippies who didn’t have their shit together and mindfulness was just a fancy word for reformed hippies who barely had their shit together. I was happy to spend an hour each week in the confines of a therapy office, but meditation was an...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 2, 2014 | Psychology Today
Here’s how the conversation usually goes: “So, what do you do?” “I’m a social worker.” “What kind of social work do you do?” “I’m not in clinical practice right now. I’m actually writing.” “Oh! What are you writing?” “Well, I’ve got a book coming out.” “That’s great!...
by Carla Naumburg | Sep 29, 2014 | Mindfulness, Parenting
What is mindful parenting? Mindful parenting is just about applying the skills of mindfulness to our interactions with our children. It’s about noticing when we’ve been triggered by parenting and we’re suddenly stuck in the past, perhaps in our own childhoods, or...
by Carla Naumburg | Sep 26, 2014 | Parenting in the Present Moment
I must confess, I am still in shock about the amazing feedback I’m getting about my forthcoming book, Parenting in the Present Moment. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to read it and share their thoughts. Parenting in the Present Moment is...
by Carla Naumburg | Sep 4, 2014 | Kveller.com
“I shower. ALONE. While my girls are in the house. {Insert dramatic pause here.} And my husband is AT WORK. And they’re FINE.” At this declaration, my friends’ eyes got wide as they watched their 18-month-old daughter smear a mushy banana all over her face. Their...
