What do feelings and connection have to do with each other?

What do feelings and connection have to do with each other?

by | Aug 16, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Aware Parenting Virtual Village, Community, Connection, Feelings, Inner Loving Mother, Mirroring, The importance of Aware Parenting community

Hello!Have you ever wondered why you’re comfortable with feeling some feelings and not others?For example, you might feel comfortable with feeling curious, or sad, but you notice that when you start to feel anxious, you’ll do anything to avoid it.Or...
I find this the MOST important thing, as a parent of an older child and teen

I find this the MOST important thing, as a parent of an older child and teen

by | Jun 30, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Compassion, Connection, Crying, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Evolving Through Parenting, Inner Loving Father, Inner Loving Mother

Hello!It’s my son’s 10th birthday next week, and with a 14 year old daughter too, I find myself reflecting on how it’s different now, with an older child and a teenager.What’s different to looking after a baby and a younger child?Well, I find...
Guilt and shame are like hitting ourselves with emotional sticks

Guilt and shame are like hitting ourselves with emotional sticks

by | Jun 26, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Celebrating ourselves as mothers, Compassion, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Evolving Through Parenting, Get Free From Guilt, Getting Our Needs Met, Honouring Mothers, Inner Loving Father, Inner Loving Mother, Inner Loving Presence Process, Love Being a Mother, Loving Limits, Nourish Your Needs, Self-Compassion for Parents

Hello! I wonder if you read my last email, which was all about differentiating between thoughts and feelings? I am so passionate about helping mothers free themselves from self-punishment, and I find myself wanting to write more about this.   I used to think that...
Our relationship with ourselves affects how our children feel with us

Our relationship with ourselves affects how our children feel with us

by | Jun 22, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Compassion, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Evolving Through Parenting, Get Free From Guilt, Getting Our Needs Met, Healing From the Past, Inner Loving Mother, Inner Loving Presence Process, Love Being a Mother, Nourish Your Needs, Self-Compassion for Parents, Sharing Your Gifts with The World

Hello! One of my original reasons for wanting to help mothers was because I saw how much my own Mum’s inner dialogue affected her and how she responded to me. My Mum is one of the most generous, giving, loving people I know ~ and so filled with harsh self-talk....