by Carla Naumburg | Aug 16, 2013 | Kveller.com
The folks at Kveller.com asked me to come up with a New Years Resolution in time for Rosh Hashanah. Here’s what I came up with: I’ve thought a lot about my resolutions for Rosh Hashanah. All of the old stuff came up that usually comes to mind around the end of...
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 16, 2013 | PsychCentral.com
Lately I’ve been focusing on a few important points each time my brain starts having the Lean-In vs Opt-Out debate with itself (many of which I have learned from my studies and practices in mindfulness). You can read all about it over on PsychCentral.com.
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 15, 2013 | Kveller.com
“My dad and his wife are coming to visit this weekend. In addition to the various conversations we’ve had about his travel plans and restaurants preferences, there was one more logistical issue I had to address. I had to tell them to leave their guns at...
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 7, 2013 | PsychCentral.com
“As the girls were pulling on their skirts and shirts, a woman came in from the showers. She looked at me and the girls, and I was sure she was judging me for the pathetic job I was doing. “Are you a teacher?” she asked me. The question took me by surprise. “Um,...
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 4, 2013 | NYTimes Motherlode
“Mommy, did you choose to make us twins or just sisters?” “No, sweetie, I didn’t choose.” “Your body just decided?” “Yes, my body just decided.” It was an innocent question posed by my 4-year-old daughter, and it wasn’t until later that I realized I had inadvertently...
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 1, 2013 | Judaism, The Jewish Advocate
Two weeks ago, I went on a trip to my home state of New Mexico. By myself. As in, without kids. I was gone from Thursday morning until Sunday night, and my husband took care of our girls (ages 4.5 and 3). This was only the third time in nearly five years of parenting...
