The Trauma Healing Space

Use the discount code SURPRISE7 to purchase any online self guided cpurse for only $7, through this friday http://shop.handinhandparenting.org/col/self-guided-classes

Check out the free Connected Parenting class I am offering on October 4th at Busy Kidz. Full 6 week course is starting October 11th.

I'd like to share an article I recently wrote that is published on Mothering Arts. The focus is on practical tools for parents that can be used anywhere, but really anyone can benefit from the mindfulness, self - compassion, and anger management tools in this article. Check out the rest of the Mothering Arts website as well.... They offer mom circles/groups for first year post partum as well as other resources like online courses for establishing family/home rhythms <3 a great nurturing and loving resource that I myself am participating in <3 http://motheringarts.com/time-outs-for-parents/

It's a lot of work when baby #2 comes along! Here's some ways to help the older one adjust!

Make the Kidpower Protection Promise to your kids or kids you work with, this month, in Kid Protection Month. See the link for a simple template of what you can say to your child. https://www.kidpower.org//new-kidpower-protection-promis/

Reconnecting with partner after baby!

Powerful images, sad but often true. Important to check in on how often your iPhone wall goes up! Some dedicated phone free time can make opportunities for more connection! <3

The Rescuer - Persecutor -Victim Roles (Triangle) versus Adult - Adult roles in Relationships https://www.psychologytoday.com//the-relationship-triangle

Nice article on siblings in the household http://www.rootsofaction.com/sibling-rivalry/

Somatic, process, experiential, and mindfulness therapies come to mind as ways to support you in riding out the wave of anxiety and other unpleasant emotions... which when done therapeutically can result in changes within you, and can loosen the grip of anxiety. Here is an article and in therapy example by a fellow therapist, Brandy Vanderheiden, who is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner https://youhaveitinyoutoheal.wordpress.com//the-purgatory/