heartFul Kids™

There are times when our brains are the muscle that we need to strengthen and there are times when we need to trust our hearts to lead...

As Americans glide toward the Thanksgiving holiday, this is the perfect time of year to revisit the power of gratitude as something much...

I used to think that the only way to reach success was through struggle, pain, and sacrifice. I thought challenge was the only path to...

The other day I was driving across the Bay Bridge into San Francisco to visit one of our heARTful Kid's sites and I was deep in thought...

We each come into this world with a natural tenacity. As babies and children, we voraciously consume the world and our experience of it...

There's a kids book by Barney Saltzberg called Beautiful Oops and it's a game changer for art teachers or parents who want to instill the...

My mission here at the Center for Conscious Creative Change is to inspire and empower you to connect to your creativity and to understand...

Feeling the need to start planning for the year ahead? Successful planning starts with reflection. You've probably learned a lot this...

Hypotheticals can be a slippery slope. A lot of 'what if's' can lead us down the path of fear, worry or unhelpful ruminations. Boy, don't...

It's easy to fixate on the problems around us, big and small. In fact, the human brain is wired for it. So, it does take some brain...

Admittedly, I've never been a morning person so part of me questions how I-- a recovering night owl and recurring snooze button presser--...

Have you ever felt like you're drowning in tasks? Of course you have. We're living in a culture where overachievement and round the clock...

I'm betting you do a lot and that you've accomplished more than you're giving yourself credit for. Social media creates mass imposter...

Growth doesn't always look like steady forward momentum, especially when things change as rapidly as they have over the last few years....

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you would have done almost anything to obtain it? On some level, we all know this feeling...

Our biggest challenges are often our biggest opportunities. Regardless of the objective or the skills we need to acquire, there are...

If you've spent much time around children, it's easy to see that their experience of the world is often wonder. Curiosity and questions...

Our experiences in life always come down to perspective. The beautiful thing about this is that perspective can always shift. Some might...

What big life moves do you dream of making? Us humans seem to be brimming with hope and big dreams, whether we're willing to admit it or...

There was a time when I avoided discomfort at all costs. The shift came when the feeling of misery and helplessness set in; the toll of...