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Unlocking Financial Success: Rising Above Poverty
Photo by Samuel Clara on Unsplash Rising above poverty, especially when you grew up in an impoverished family, is a challenging mission but definitely not impossible to attain. The book The Power of Financial Dance: A spiritual guide to financial health by Lynda Drake...
The Importance of Financial Health: Why You Should Care
Photo by Karolina Grabowska The importance of financial health is often discussed, but not many people truly try to understand how valuable it is. One of the most common issues that have troubled many individuals worldwide for a very long time is their finances. This...
The Parental Network: Reaching Out for Help from Others
Photo by Catalina Carvajal Herrera Lynda Drake is a firm advocate for life coaching parents of kids with mental health issues and pushing them to start reaching out to the parental network. It can be an incredible journey to be a parent. It's full of joyful moments,...
Appropriate Parenting Style For Children With Special Needs
Photo by Kelli McClintock on Unsplash Parents desire what’s best for their children, looking for the appropriate parenting style that caters to their needs the most. Most parents already become aware of their children’s condition at over 1.5 years old. Although this...
Do You Allow Yourself to Feel? by Lynda Drake
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio Feelings are the language of the heart so allow yourself to feel. Do you allow yourself to feel? It was a language I spoke freely in my youth. It is one I haven’t used often for the last three decades. During these 30 years I feel as if I...
Practicality in Parenting: Accepting What Is and Working with It
Photo by Caleb Oquendo In her book, Lynda Drake introduces us to practical tools to parent your child with disabilities. While optimism is essential, you also need practicality in parenting. Navigating the unique challenges of parenting children with disabilities...
What is Personal Strength? by Lynda Drake
Photo by Kampus Production What is personal strength? Do you feel like you are a strong woman? I have lived my life with a desire, almost a desperation, to be a strong woman. What that meant to me was being strong enough, set in my ways enough, not needing to listen...
What is Acceptance to You? by Lynda Drake
Photo by Sanaa Ali Author Lynda Drake shares her journey as a parent of a child with Down Syndrome and her thoughts on what is acceptance. “If we accept our weaknesses, we become stronger.” - Angelo Rondino Lynda’s perspective: What does acceptance mean to you? I...
The Power of Changing Our Focus by Lynda Drake, Powerful Imperfection Life Coaching
Photo by Lucas Pezeta Changing our focus can include looking at the situation from a more global perspective. It is like looking at a puzzle piece as opposed to the finished puzzle. I chose this picture for a few reasons. The first is I hoped it got you to laugh. I...
An Imperfect Entrance by Lynda Drake
Photo by Antoni Shkraba From the moment parents cradle their new baby, they expect everything to be wonderful. There are times, however, due to a diagnosis at birth, this is not the case. When one of my twins was born with Down syndrome, I had many questions and...