I Almost Forgot to Share This Video With You & It's Really GOOD!
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of having a [recorded] conversation with my friend Evan. Evan is a Clinical EFT and parts work practitioner with over a decade of experience. His work focuses on helping adults find their way through to emotional health and a lot of that involves dealing with their past, their childhood wounds, the things that happened to them that have echoes all the way into adulthood. It was fascinating to talk about the similarities between what he teaches his clients to do for their own inner child, in order to help them with the emotions they struggle with and would rather not feel, and what I teach about how to help your children deal with big feelings. If you don't have someone teach you this as a child, you end up having to learn it as an adult, or it haunts you your whole life. So, from the parenting perspective I shared ways that I help my kids deal with their big feelings in a way that keeps them from needing to get help from someone like Evan in the future. :) The video is here. If your kid's big emotions tend to pull a reaction out of you, that's usually telling you something about your own emotional history, not just your parenting.
I sat down with Carrien Blue (@carrienblue) a mentor to parents, to talk about why this happens and what to actually do about it. We cover a lot of practical ground: being present with a child in a big feeling, setting boundaries without emotionally disconnecting, how to apologize in a way that actually lands, and why doing your own inner work and being a good parent turn out to be more or less the same job.
I hope you find it helpful. Here to help you raise Emotionally Strong Kids in a Complicated World. (What do you think of that tagline? Does it work? Does it make you feel like you understand what I'm working on doing here? Do you feel like it's hopeful? ) |
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I'm a mom of six and a parent coach who spent 12 years supporting families in Thailand to break cycles and build safe homes. My holistic approach combines practical tools with nervous system regulation to help you build trust, connection, and lasting resilience.