Parents

Modern parenting’s most dangerous lie? “Let your child decide their own values.” As if they enter the world as blank canvases who should “figure it all out” for themselves. As if you’ve lived decades on this earth and have nothing of value to pass down. As if being “judgmental” (having values and standards) is the

If moments like “I don’t want to go!”, whining right before leaving, or last-minute meltdowns pull you into stress or reactivity… my new FREE Stop The Spiral challenge will help you stay calm + steady in under 10 seconds. 👉 Head to hifam.com/stopthespiral — or find it in the link in bio. Kids don’t need

Family dinners, game nights, heartfelt talks—with my teen?! Yes, please! A teenager who still comes to family game night. Who brings friends over—because they like being home. Who asks for your opinion—and actually cares what you think. Sounds like a fantasy, right? But modern advice has made us afraid to lead. Afraid to say “no.”

If you are exhausted from trying to motivate your child… keep reading⁠ ⁠ What if the reason they “don’t feel like it” isn’t the problem?⁠ What if waiting for motivation is exactly what’s creating the power struggles?⁠ ⁠ Most of us were taught:⁠ “If they want to, they’ll do it.”⁠ ⁠ That sounds gentle.⁠ It’s

Sometimes the resentment isn’t about the work —⁠ it’s about wanting to feel seen while doing it.⁠ ⁠ When you’re honest about what you actually choose…⁠ you can stop spiraling into “it’s not fair”⁠ and start asking for appreciation without bitterness.⁠ ⁠ Inside Alchemize, this is the work:⁠ ✨ Owning your choices⁠ ✨ Dropping martyr

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Your child’s play isn’t just keeping them busy – it’s their therapy session. Ever notice how their deepest worries bubble up through princesses and dragons? How yesterday’s playground conflict gets replayed through action figures? This isn’t coincidence. When kids can’t find words for big feelings, they find toys instead. Their blocks become problem-solving tools. Their

One of the most damaging lies we’ve absorbed about relationships is that desire either exists… or it doesn’t.⁠ ⁠ That chemistry fades to us.⁠ That drifting apart is something that just happens.⁠ That divorce is the only empowered move once resentment shows up.⁠ ⁠ That’s not empowerment — that’s resignation.⁠ ⁠ Most relationships don’t fail

Luke works for Guarantee Electric and participates in KIDstruction Week each year. He has a special connection to the campaign and St. Louis Children’s Hospital because this year his daughter, Selah, is the KIDstruction Week patient ambassador.