Wize Woman of the Month: Sherry Jordan

Sherry B Jordan

“Wize Woman of the Month” showcases extraordinary women among us. Today, we feature Sherry Jordan , Executive Business Coach and Change Management Consultant.

Sherry’s career path reflects steady dedication and momentum, despite personal and professional adversity. Her ability to help others find what’s important and get back on track [...]

Preparing for Preschool

Yesterday was the first day back for most of the children where I live. Starting school is a very big deal… especially for the youngest students and their parents.

Young children live in the present moment, and future time is a vague and confusing concept for them. Therefore, as we prepare our children [...]

My Child Plays with Guns

Bang bang. You wish you were invisible, that you could disappear from view to avoid the scrutiny of parents looking on as your child pokes, pinches or points an imaginary finger pistol at his playmates.

I’ve recently heard from two mamas who are struggling with the shame and frustration they feel as their little [...]

Wize Woman of the Month: Annie Gulosh

“Wize Woman of the Month” was created to honor and showcase the extraordinary women among us. This month features Annie Gulosh, a local Portland Mortgage professional and creator of the popular blog, 365ThingsPortland.com.

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Annie’s passion for her community is the driving force behind her desire to be [...]

Capturing the Memories of Childhood and Family

Choosing the photographer to capture family memories isn’t easy. We all take photos of our children, and maybe occasionally even get one that feels worthy of entrance in the county faire.  But what if you had access to the expert eye of a photographic artist… someone who knows just how to capture the [...]

Wize Woman of the Month: Sara Wiseman

“Wize Woman of the Month” was created to honor and showcase the extraordinary women among us. This month features Sara Wiseman, a popular author, psychic, musician, and mom.

In her books, music, workshops, and intuitive consulting practice, Sara is known for waking people up and giving them fresh eyes with which to see themselves [...]

Liberating the mothers of humanity

“Patience is also a form of action”  ~ Auguste Rodin

It’s tricky being a woman.  We tend to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders and believe we’re responsible for everything around us.

Our children make bad decisions and we question our parenting skills.

A business deal [...]

Wize Woman of the Month: Jane Crawford

Jane and her Mom, Elnora

When I select the women I want to feature in this Wize Woman of the Month column, I think about people who are inspirations in my life.  Jane Crawford is a woman who literally leaves me awestruck with her ability to juggle the responsibilities of parenting, running a [...]

Holiday Hype got you down?

While the central premise of marketing revolves around the idea that buying things will make us “happy”,  a study of materialistic values among children determined that kids who have the most in a material sense tend to be the least generous, the least content, and the less confident (From Natural Life Magazine, March/April 2008). This [...]

Wize Woman of the Month: Rebecca Singer

MamaWize is about connecting women by sharing wisdom and building community.  This monthly Wize Woman of the Month column spotlights strong women juggling many responsibilities and making a positive difference in the world. I recently had the extraordinary experience of a healing session with Rebecca Singer, this month’s Wize Woman.  My time with Rebecca was [...]