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“If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” Maya Angelou
Staying Resourced as a Highly Sensitive Parent during School Breaks
At the end of the summer holidays I decided to reflect back on the nearly 8 week period of intensive childcare (mostly solo) to ask myself, what did I do that worked and what could I do in the future as a highly sensitive person (HSP) to help me cope better? Here are some of my thoughts.
How to stop taking on your teen’s emotions as a Highly Sensitive Parent
When most parents say, “I feel bad about what my teenager is going through’, they mean that they have empathy and compassion. There is a sense of care for their child’s experience.
But when a Highly Sensitive parent says that phrase, they mean that they FEEL their child’s feelings. They’re actually experiencing emotions, physical symptoms and energies that are not their own. Read more…
Three Ways Parenting contributes to Anxiety, Depression and Overwhelm
Being a parent can be a wonderful gift but that doesn’t mean it's not tough or really difficult at times. If you are finding the job of parenting overwhelming you’re not alone. The domestic grind of being a parent can be depressing and anxiety provoking, for both stay at home or return to work mums / dads. It’s easy to feel tired, over-stretched or overwhelmed from the additional demands of parenting.