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Whole-Parent Support: Caring for the Caregiver in Complex Season
ByRenae Dupuis January 5, 2026January 6, 2026

Whole-Parent Support: Caring for the Caregiver in Complex Seasons Parenting in complex circumstances asks so much more of you than most people ever see. You’re reading reports, answering school emails, juggling appointments, holding big behaviors, and carrying everyone’s feelings—including your own—through systems that aren’t always trauma-wise or neurodivergent-affirming. You’re not “just” parenting; you’re caregiving, advocating,…

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Bringing | Foster/Adoption/Kin | Keeping | Self-Care | The Truth of You | Wellness

How Long Is It Okay to Cry?
ByRenae Dupuis July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

There was a time in my life when I only had a 30-second cry. No, for real. Like I had 30 little moments where I allowed myself to feel the grief and loss and pain and then…I wrapped it up and moved into “fix-it” mode. That was it. Now that I know what I know,…

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Self-Care | Trauma-Informed | Wellness

Discovering Sustainable Self-Care: Why a Morning Practice Can Transform Your Life
ByRenae Dupuis January 23, 2025June 18, 2025

Have I ever shared with you that I have a morning practice of reflecting and realigning my heart, mind, body, and soul for 45-60 minutes each day? Yes, I know that sounds like a lot of time—and in some ways, it is! It might even seem like a luxury. Except, if I don’t do it,…

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Keeping | Self-Care | The Truth of You | Trauma-Informed | Wellness

How Small Mindful Practices Can Create Big Shifts
ByRenae Dupuis November 20, 2024June 18, 2025

How Small Mindful Practices Can Create Big Shifts Have you ever heard the saying, “Don’t sweat the small stuff?” Maybe we *should* pay attention to the small stuff. While pulling back to see the big picture and remembering that our lives are interconnected systems that experience change constantly, I think it’s important to remember that…

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What is Central to a Life?
ByRenae Dupuis May 16, 2024February 13, 2025

I have to totally admit, I used to laugh at the idea of a mid-life crisis. Partially because I just can’t see myself driving around in a 1986 red Porche 911 (IYKYK). Honestly, I thought that the existential crises (yes, that’s plural) that I’ve already experienced would suffice. But, well, here we are… Now, don’t…

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Scary Can Help, Sometimes
ByRenae Dupuis August 16, 2023February 13, 2025

Okay, y’all, I’m going to do something super scary for me. I am going to launch a new thing (more than one, actually), and when I think about it, I’m super aware of all of the things I am experiencing in my body. One thing that the healing journey that I have been on has…

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You Are Worth My Time
ByRenae Dupuis October 31, 2022May 24, 2023

I had driven for two hours to join the hundreds of people who had gathered on previous days, and as I approached the event, all I wanted was a nap. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to see people or that I was dreading another presentation. It was simply that I had been feeling…

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Keeping | Trauma-Informed

NaNoWriMo 2022
ByRenae Dupuis October 14, 2022February 14, 2025

I don’t know that it is going to be a surprise to most, but I’m still not done with my book. I know. Shock. Except not. I have all kinds of reasons that I can identify as to why I haven’t made better progress on my manuscript, like… severe family crises, finding out…

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Relationship | Trauma-Informed | Wellness

Grace + Boundaries
ByRenae Dupuis October 7, 2022May 24, 2023

I actually love a good boundary.

Yes, for those who know about my rejection of being controlled by others, that may cause you to pause, so let me clarify.

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Keeping | Relationship | Trauma-Informed

Rooted in Grace | Monthly Focus
ByRenae Dupuis October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Photo by Alex Shute on Unsplash Grace is kind of a funny word. In some people groups and traditions, it has a very specific meaning, and for others, it can seem like a vague and strange word that people use. The most common place I have seen it used outside of religious spaces…

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