Why Admitting You’re Wrong is So Freakin’ Hard

“Being wrong, admitting it, apologizing for it humbly and asking the question “How can I do better?” actually makes us more lovable, more safe and ultimately much smarter AND wiser!

Challenge, Body Awareness, Conscious Relationships, Emotional Release, Emotional Support, Family Dynamics, Mindset, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self LoveMargot SchulmanJune 22, 2020support, lovable, safe, mistakes, gentle, hurt, apologize

WTF?

What the Fuck? is my new favorite practice.

I’ve still got nothing but love for my sweeter, gentler practices that focus on mindfulness, compassion, gratitude and love.

However lately I find myself relying more heavily on practices that release frustration, irritation, disbelief and of course, anger out of my nervous system and body.

Activism, Emotional Support, Self Care, Self Love, Challenge, Commitment, Body Awareness, Celebration, Emotional Release, Self Awareness, Journaling, Hard Work, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, MindsetMargot SchulmanMay 4, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Cranky, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Dharma, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shaking, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Stress, Suffering, Summit, Tantrum, Teenager, Tension, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies

Are you out of ideas for how to make yourself feel better?

Tantrums are a sure fire way to move stuck energy out of the body. Babies and children know how to do this until they are blocked by adults. Animals do this naturally as well - full body shaking after a frightening event.
Check this video here where I explain more fully and demonstrate.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Challenge, Commitment, Conscious Relationships, Dancing, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Care, Self Love, Soul Work, WritingMargot SchulmanApril 20, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Cranky, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Dharma, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shaking, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Stress, Suffering, Summit, Tantrum, Teenager, Tension, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies, woo-woo

Choose Love Challenge - Perform a Non-Random Act of Kindness (and brag about it to me)

Ok, deep breath. This whole lock-down thing is getting pretty old right about now. I’m over it. I want to just fucking walk into a coffee shop, smile at a barista and scarf down a chocolate chip cookie, without worrying about anything more than the cookie’s calorie count.

Is that too much to freakin’ ask?

Screams the frustrated and angry teenage part of me.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Commitment, Conscious Relationships, Challenge, Dancing, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Love, Soul Work, Writing, Journaling, MindsetMargot SchulmanApril 13, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Suffering, Summit, Teenager, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies

What do you NEED now to feel ok?

I feel like our world is changing like that right now - sudden, dramatic shifts are happening all around and more truths are coming into clear and stark relief.

With the shit hitting the fan the way it has been, people’s true natures are becoming more and more obvious.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Conscious Relationships, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Writing, Self Love, Self Awareness, Parenting, DancingMargot SchulmanApril 6, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Bodies, Calm, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Kindness, LifeLoneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Path, Peace, Perfect, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Suffering, Summit, Toni Morrison, Thich Nhat Hanh, Trust, Venmo, Video, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni

LOVE > FEAR ( and How to Stay Sane in a CoronaCrazy World)

What do you need now, right in this moment to feel safe and loved?

Can you find that centered, courageous part of yourself?

I have been on a roller coaster of emotions myself - working through all sorts of emotional and mental swampiness.

Activism, Body Awareness, Conscious Relationships, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Love, WritingMargot SchulmanMarch 15, 20202020, Article, Awareness, Bodies, Celebration, Chick flick, Choice, Clearing, Communication, Compassion, Couples, CrossFit, Culture, Deep knowing, Desire, Energy, Enlightened, Family, Father, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Goodness, Gratitude, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Human Suffering, Hurt, Inner Child, Inquiry, Integrity, Interview, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Kindness, Life, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mind, Mindfulness, Mindset, Mother, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Path, Peace, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Retreat, Revolution, Rise, Sculpture, Self Care, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul-nourishing, Soulmate, Spaciousness, Suffering, Summit, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Video, Wisdom, Woman, Women, Worksheet, Workshop, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni

Will you join the Revolution?

I invite you to join me for a Choose Love Revolution. Let’s Do This.

Activism, Conscious Relationships, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Self Awareness, Self LoveMargot SchulmanMarch 1, 2020Celebration, Couples, Heart, Hurt, Interview, Love, Mindfulness, Mindset, Relationships, Retreat, Revolution, Rise, Shifts, Video, Women

The Secret to Finally Feeling True Forgiveness

I’ve been thinking and feeling into the concept of forgiveness this week. Why is it so challenging to feel it for so many of us? Why do some people forgive easily when others struggle so much with it? And what’s going on with folks who hold grudges for years against people who they perceive to have wronged them?

Conscious Relationships, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Self Awareness, Self LoveMargot SchulmanFebruary 23, 2020Article, Communication, Compassion, Energy, Family, Forgiveness, Goodness, Growth, Grudges, Heart, Inner Critic, Judgement, Love, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Mindset, Mother, Relationship, Self Care, Shame, Shifts, Suffering

When Self-Love Means Letting your Loved Ones Suffer

Looking through the lens of “a pattern of lessons in my life” can sometimes help me shift perspective. It allows me to take a step back and remember that every human is walking their own path - learning the lessons that they need to. Given that truth, I know that I can’t fully understand, much less control how they learn those lessons.

Conscious Relationships, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self LoveMargot SchulmanFebruary 16, 2020Children, Choice, Compassion, Control, Family, Friend, Happiness, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hurt, Illusion, Integrity, Joy, Kindness, Lessons, Love, Mindset, Pain, Path, Pleasure, Presence, Relationship, Retreat, Shifts, Sovereign, Suffering, Video

Why is Life so Hard??

Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.” But I say unto you, they are inseparable.

Conscious Relationships, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self LoveMargot SchulmanJanuary 5, 2020Children, Communication, Compassion, Inquiry, Joy, Joyful, Kindness, Life, Magical, Mindfulness, Orgasm, Pain, Suffering, Trust

Try these Simple Practices for Peaceful Family Time

In my book Choose Love: A Simple Path to Healthy, Joyful Relationships I have a chapter called “Presence with Parents and Siblings” in which I discuss how helpful it is to let go of expectations and “shoulds” in these close relationships.

Conscious Relationships, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Self Awareness, Self LoveMargot SchulmanDecember 28, 2019Awareness, Communication, Compassion, Family, Heart, Holiday, Inner Child, Kindness, Love, Mindfulness