Author: parlayhouse
STRONG WOMAN TO STRONG WOMAN
March 2021 I’ve had many “mom talks” over the years, exchanging ideas with friends and family and trying to figure out how to do it well. Recently, in preparation for an upcoming Bring a Friend podcast, Tina Knowles Lawson and I had a chat about raising strong daughters. It was phenomenal to share experiences […]
THE SCENT OF A COOKIE
February 2021 The other day, I took a bite of a homemade chocolate cookie with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. It was no ordinary cookie. In one bite I tasted not only the cookie but my childhood. I could see myself with my mother and my grandmother, rolling chilled chocolate balls in our sticky palms, […]
Child of The Moonies
Most of us have had “a-ha” moments when we realize that the parents and institutions that shaped us are far from perfect. Our speaker Cara Jones is no exception. In fact, after being raised as part of the Unification Church (the “Moonies Cult”) and participating in a mass marriage within that community at the […]