Holiday Responsibly

Holiday Responsibly

Holiday Responsibly with this delicious Fig Holiday Cocktail recipe inspired by Jessamine McLellan, co-founder and educational lead of Campari Academy who gave me the amazing idea of incorporating fig to one of my favorite drinks, gin and tonic in a virtual event organized by Responsibility.org.

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A Lecture Will Not Work, Talk Less and Listen More

A Lecture Will Not Work, Talk Less and Listen More

Every time I have my children's attention, I feel like it's the perfect opportunity to talk with them about important issues that concern me the most. Golden moments. However, that ground gold slips through my fingers when I realize that instead of having a conversation, I'm just lecturing them. Have you ever thought mid-conversation with them: — Here I go again with my endless and boring speeches.

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Starting 2022 from Tranquility Island

Starting 2022 from Tranquility Island

-I don’t know- are three words I’ve had to repeat to my kids more often than I’ve liked to since the pandemic started. Every time I pull this ace out of my sleeve like an experienced magician, a knot in my stomach tightens. These three words usually mean that uncertainty is knocking at my door like an unsolicited visitor I’ve feared all my life.

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Communicating with your teens when they leave home

Communicating with your teens when they leave home

This back-to-school feels different. To see my kids as the main characters of their own story reminds me of how independent they’ve become. I can feel their excitement and curiosity wrapped up around pure innocence every time they experience something new, which fills my heart with tenderness and panic all at once.


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Rethinking my rituals for 2021

Rethinking my rituals for 2021

I think it’s accurate to say that we all have experienced one of the weirdest years of our lives. We’ve been forced to rethink every single one of our rituals, daily activities, ways we gather and rejoice around family and friends, and the way we work; basically, we’ve had to reshape our way of life almost entirely.

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