Author Archives: NextVoice

Soulful Parents are visionaries. They “see” their teens and indeed the world in a different way from most parents. Of course “seeing” differently changes what they “see” about their teens and therefore what they will do when it comes to … Continue reading →

When I was in college, thirty years ago, I remember Jimmy Marson taking speed so that he could stay up all night to study. Ill advised but it worked better than coffee. Today it is estimated that 30% of college … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year – graduation. Many Soulful Parents have kids who are graduating from high school and some from college. If you are one of those parents or even if you are for now only anticipating this eventuality … Continue reading →

“As you learn better, you do better” comes from the book Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects. This book is an explanation and expansion of the sixth and seventh step of the twelve-step program that serves as the foundation of … Continue reading →

Lately there has been a flurry of activity in our communities as we try to deal with bullying. Much of the focus has been on the behavioral and psychological remedies for bullying. Even in my newsletters I have written about … Continue reading →

Recently, here in central Indiana, we have had a rash of school bullying incidents resulting in abundant media coverage. Of course, the first response to these situations is always, “How can we prevent this from happening?” Indeed, this is an … Continue reading →

Retreat:  the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from one’s usual enviornment in order to become immersed in a particular subject matter.  Join Dr. Greg Sipes and Scarlet Cramer for any of these all day workshops to look into … Continue reading →

Our next parenting workshop will be Saturday, October 16 from 8:00am-4:00pm Moving from adolescence can be a difficult time for both child and parent.  Dr. Greg Sipes and Scarlet Cramer are offering another workshop where parents can grow, learn and share … Continue reading →

It’s really pretty simple. But as is the case with many of the simple things in life, they are easy to do and easy not to do. That’s the case with the number one thing you can do to have … Continue reading →