On today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie talks with her good friends Katie Duckett and Chelle Bruzas about clinging to celebrations and loveliness amidst the coronavirus crisis. This is a grace-filled, honest conversation that we hope will help you see the lighter side of life in a challenging season.
- Katie shares honestly how she is doing amidst coronavirus struggles
- Chelle talks about what it is like to parent with transparency during this season
- MacKenzie shares the challenge of being forced into schooling at home again
- Katie shares the analogy of a pot boiling over to talk about stressors and emotions
- MacKenzie talks about dealing with “parenting whiplash”
- Making the intentional effort to pull out of your own emotion and love on your family
- The kindness of communicating your needs with each other as a family
We have to be creative, but those small efforts pay big dividends in the hearts of our kids.
Katie Duckett
- Setting healthy boundaries for ourselves and our kids
- Celebrating birthdays amidst social distancing
- Join in celebrating with us #lovelypandemicbirthday
- Katie's new family tradition and how it came to be
- The simple luxury of taking a flower bath or pedicure
- Other simple ways to bring some loveliness into your day
- Share how you are doing to celebrate the little things with us #cultivatingthelovely
Resources Mentioned-
Books:
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The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Find Katie-
You can find Katie Duckett on Instagram @may_these_arrows_fly.
Find Chelle-
You can find Chelle Bruzas on @chelle_bruzas.
Find MacKenzie-
You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! Join us on Patreon at Patreon.com/CultivatingtheLovely.
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