Jill Squyres PhD

12/11/2025

I wish you peace. ♥️ ~ Nanea

12/11/2025

It’s okay to simplify. ♥️ ~ Nanea

12/11/2025

If yelling was a way your parents communicated it’s really hard to break this learned habit but it’s not impossible.

The biggest step is the commitment to stop yelling and then making a plan, with slow steps, to achieving your goal.

Although there are steps you can take, a few which I’ll share here, I want to you to know that next to committing that you will stop, a crucial part to ending your yelling is self-forgiveness! Forgive yourself over and over and over again and don’t limit how many times you will forgive yourself. As you offer yourself forgiveness, you’ll find that you’ll be able to forgive your children more and more for whatever actions they are doing that’s making you yell. It’s difficult to forgive others if we don’t start with ourselves.

Here are a few things to consider:

I know you’ve heard this before but really, pause and take a deep breath so you can teach yourself to respond instead of reacting by yelling. Pausing creates space between the behavior and your escalating emotions. You also give yourself a chance to recenter.

Identify your triggers and know the warning signs. Learn to recognize when a brewing situation might become triggering for you. This can greatly help you get your emotions under control.

Make an effort to always stop whatever you’re doing and go to your children instead of yelling at them from a distance. This can help to reduce your frustration and at the same time create a new habit.

Yelling isn’t a respectful way to communicate. Listening is. Instead of yelling, try to calmly be present while listening to what your child wants to say. Avoid rushing them, speaking for them or interrupting them. The inability to really listen accompanies yelling.

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12/11/2025

This time of year can be such a difficult time for so many of us. The holidays, whether you celebrate them or not, are all around us and may seem inescapable. December for those of us in the snowy regions sort of seems quiet in many ways when then snow is a fresh fallen blanket… but December also has a way of turning up the volume on so many things. If you are struggling, and finding the noise of it all overwhelming, please reach out… reach out to someone here on the page, to a friend, to a loved one, to someone safe in your life. If you know someone who may struggle during this time, please PLEASE reach out and check on them!! Anyone be it a family member, a friend or work colleague, even an acquaintance… if they seem distant, or appear off in some way, check in with them. Don’t pressure them to share, but offer to sit with them even if they don’t want to share. Just reaching out and checking on someone can make all the difference in the world. Be kind folks — to yourself and to others. Kindness is FREE!
~Deb 🩷

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

It’s the season to end dysfunctional holiday traditions no matter how cranky grandma gets about it.

What bad holiday traditions are you ending in 2025?

12/10/2025

December can be beautiful, but it can also awaken feelings we’ve tucked away - grief, loneliness, distance, old hurts, or the quiet ache of not having what everyone else seems to celebrate. If this season feels tender for you, please know you’re not alone in that experience.

There’s no “right” way to move through the holidays. Honour what you need, take breaks when you must, and give yourself permission to slow down. You're not alone in this. 🤍

12/10/2025

As someone with less than perfect vision, I love the Calibri type face! I often use it on slides when I give a talk.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

12/10/2025

Quiet resilience is still resilience. 🎁