by Marion Rose | Feb 25, 2017 | Aware Parenting, Control Patterns, Crying, Feelings
I was doing a FB Live on my Marion Rose, Ph.D., Mothering Mentor page last night, and I came up with a concise (ish) way of thinking about feelings – of our babies, children and ourselves. If any of us are experiencing feelings like overwhelm, frustration, loss,...
by Marion Rose | Feb 24, 2017 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting Instructor Mentoring Course, Aware Parenting Virtual Village, Control Patterns, Fear, Inner Loving Mother, Inner Loving Presence Process, Sweet Spots, Terror, The balance of attention
Hello! Last week I got flooded by feelings of terror. What’s my definition of flooding? It can often be when very old and big feelings from the past come up in the present AND either we don’t have enough sense of emotional support – a sense of...
by Marion Rose | Dec 12, 2016 | Attachment Play, Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Connection, Loving Limits and Attachment Play, Fear, Healing From the Past
Hello again! Do you ever find yourself feeling scared in a way that seems out of proportion to the situation? That might be when you see a dog; go to the dentist; speak in public; share something important to you; go into a hospital; or start doing something...
by Marion Rose | Nov 17, 2016 | Attachment Play, Aware Parenting, Compassion, Connection, Loving Limits and Attachment Play
Hello! Most of us grew up in the behaviourism model. If we DID something that our parents or teachers didn’t want us to do, we were taught or punished so that we could be ‘good’. If we DIDN’T DO something that our parents or teachers wanted us...
by Marion Rose | Nov 15, 2016 | Aggression, Attachment Play, Aware Parenting
Hello! I first learnt about the “New Age” (as it was called then), in 1990, when I was 22 and doing my Ph.D. at Cambridge. I learnt all about active listening, and the soul, and compassion, and connecting with who we really are. Fast forward 26 years, and...
by Marion Rose | Nov 11, 2016 | Attachment Play, Aware Parenting, Compassion, Connected Crying, Crying, Feelings, Inner Loving Mother
Hello again, I’m writing to you today with a heavy heart, but writing is my medicine, so thank you for reading this. One of our little bunnies died yesterday. And each one of us in the family – my daughter and son, and my mum and I, we were all...