by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Parenting
For most of my adult life, I thought home was supposed to look a certain way. A house you owned. Rooms filled with furniture you picked out carefully. Closets that somehow never stayed organized. A place that anchored you, even when life felt chaotic. That’s what we...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce When we first sold our home and nearly everything we owned to travel full-time, I thought I understood what “letting go” meant. I thought it was about things—furniture, clothes, knick-knacks, the dozens of little mementos we collect over...
by Dynisha Smith | Let's Talk, Parenting
Getting Real with Dynisha Smith I’m hoping that today’s blog becomes more of a conversation. I am genuinely so curious about how other parents make decisions for their house and whether they include their kids. So the whole premise of this is some social media...
by Dynisha Smith | Let's Talk, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
When did your child first start noticing gender differences? I’m not talking about toys or colors, I’m talking about private parts. Before joining Boise State University’s counseling program, I couldn’t imagine how to start having these conversations with my...
by Dynisha Smith | Let's Talk, On Motherhood, Parenting
In this climate we all hear a lot about the topic of race in a variety of ways. In the last year, I’ve seen different organizations and populations tackle The Talk. If you don’t know, The Talk is a conversation that parents of color often have with their children to...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine We were supposed to be playing games and singing songs at the local parent resource center, where I have made friends with other moms and my daughter has benefited from socialization and education. Instead, we were huddled quietly in a...
