by Sonia Voynow | Nov 14, 2017 | How Connection Eases Stress, The Art of Self-Care
I am no stranger to the stress that comes hand in hand with parenting a child on the autism spectrum. After 19 years of parenting my son, I’ve become better at knowing when stress has the upper hand and I need to take care of myself. This doesn’t mean that...
by Sonia Voynow | May 21, 2017 | The Art of Self-Care
I don’t think of myself as a glass-half-empty kind of person, but I have to admit that when my mind is free to wander, it is usually occupied with what is wrong. As the parent of a son with autism, I find I have lots of material. These days, I am trying to have...
by Sonia Voynow | Jul 29, 2016 | How Connection Eases Stress, Seeing Your Whole Child
I’m in line in the supermarket, leafing through a magazine, and I see an advertisement for something I just have to have. It is the newest coffeemaker, one that makes espresso with more steam pressure than a locomotive. And suddenly, the reliable coffeemaker I have at...
by Sonia Voynow | Mar 12, 2015 | Empowered Parenting
I was having dinner with a friend who came in from out of town, and he described a harrowing experience at the airport. It seems my friend had somehow taken his wife’s license instead of his own to security. Fortunately, he was able to explain how he got the wrong...