My girl, she’s 9, said to me the other night as we were winding down for bed… I’m sad- and I don’t know why. It struck me- that she was just willing to be with the feeling of sadness. I asked her- how is that for you? She said- sad. So we just sat there, with...
I thought you might enjoy hearing a story from a client of the SafeSeat in action. “I find myself intrigued and awed by the possibilities that reveal themselves with the SafeSeat practice. As sung in Encanto, I wonder what else I can do! For me, the SafeSeat practice...
Growing up in your home you took on a certain view…often it was your caregiver’s view of the world. Since you were young you saw the world the way your caregivers did. Even though as you grew your view changed and often times was counter to your caregivers, when...
Feelings are a part of everyday life for children. They have a wide range of feelings and emotions that they experience, from big feelings to small ones. Have you ever noticed when they have BIG intense feelings they lash out at you? I call this “throwing the...
In my parenting, the number 1 challenge I experience is holding onto unrealistic expectations. Right? Do you remember before you had your first child? What were your fantasies? Your expectations on yourself? Since doing so much personal work and waiting until I was 44...
Underneath the wall of rage, we walked through last week, are early, early feelings of abandonment, rejection, powerless, and helplessness. These are the precious feeling jewels you stored away as a young child believing they were somehow dangerous since when...
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