I recently mentioned my belief that visualization is an important strategy to achieve your dreams and goals. Visualizing means to form a mental picture of something you want to achieve and hold that image with intention. Visualization activates your creativity to define what you want, wires your brain to identify your next steps, and builds …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
The girls were away at camp for three long days. I had periods of anxiety, wondering what they were doing, wishing to get an update, wishing they’d just come home. They were were extremely tired, and told tales of the extremely hard, but worthwhile journey they’d just had. I am so proud of my little …
Three meals a day and a few snacks in between – everyday! What to cook and how to keep the family healthy? There are probably dozens of answers for this question, but for me, it all comes down to one: meal planning. I believe meal planning is the most effective way to set yourself up for success as …
I have several coaching calls and meetings each week and I usually come out of these encounters re-charged and energized. I love helping moms because of what it helps them do, achieve, and become. I love helping moms create positive results in their lives. Through coaching and mentoring, you can transform into your best self …
Every mom wants to be a good mom, and every good mom wants to be better. And I think the hardest part about being a mom is coming to terms that “being good at it” doesn’t come automatically, doesn’t mean what we thought it would, and doesn’t look like other people think it does. Motherhood …
I believe everyone has an authentic voice, and I believe that your unique voice can bring you joy in your life as a woman, peace and sanity as a mom, and meaning to the work art you are meant to create in this planet. My theory is that your voice is like the intersection of …
Summer is just around the corner, and though we homeschool and sometimes do school all year round, it’s an exciting time we’re always looking forward to because everyone else is available for more playdates… and the weather is delicious! The best way to create memories is to laugh together and talk. I like to take …
“Good vs. bad,” “us vs. them.” Labels, preconceived bias, discrimination, stereotypes… I know these well. They create suffering and separation. They hurt. They confine you to expectations based on what others think they know about you. Sometimes you feel discouraged, feel like giving up, because you buy into their idea of who you are and how that’s …
I was recently in Los Angeles for a Disney press trip and I was so blessed to learn a lot about the highly acclaimed movie Zootopia. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, and produced by Clark Spencer, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia” is being released on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on June 7. I had the pleasure to …
It was a day of many emotions and I had just cried so much the night before at the screening of Alice Through The Looking Glass. Though I knew very little about him, I was excited to meet Director James Bobin, because he had directed The Muppets (2011) and The Muppets Most Wanted (2014), which are two films we …