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What Protecting My Child’s Emotional Safety Taught Me
Protecting my child’s emotional safety changed everything. In this final part of the Choosing Peace series, I share what healing after family conflict really taught me about strength, stability, and building a life rooted in peace.
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How Structure Helps Children Heal After Family Conflict
Structure does more than organize daily life – it helps children heal. In this post, I share how stability, boundaries, and presence create emotional safety for children after family conflict, and how those small, consistent moments can change everything for both parent and child.
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Life After Survival Mode: How Healing Begins After Chaos Ends
What happens after the chaos finally ends? Life after survival mode can feel unfamiliar. When you’ve spent years navigating conflict, protecting your child, and living in constant emotional alertness, peace doesn’t always feel peaceful right away. In this part of my Choosing Peace series, I share what it really feels like when the storm quiets and how healing slowly begins after years of simply surviving.
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The Life-Changing Impact of Being a Present Mother on My Son’s Emotional Growth
Sometimes the hardest parenting decisions aren’t about money or career paths – they’re about presence. This is the story of how choosing to be more present changed my son’s emotional growth and our relationship forever.
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Hi, I’m Kari
My son Carson and I have a heart for travel, food, new experiences and enjoy getting to know different cultures and people groups.
This blog is to share our story and to help others feel confident in traveling the world. I hope it will be a place to inspire you to dream big and make it a reality. This site will be filled with our journey, travel tips, great recipes and more.
We are Barefoot Drifter and our goal is to make the most out of the life we have been given and to see the beauty of this world.
Our adventure has just begun! I hope you come along with us as we learn, grow and explore!
