Reach In Centre

15/04/2025

This …

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06/03/2023

07/08/2022

This!!!

✨ This resonates so deeply with me. What does it spark for you?

For me, it reminds me that "grumpy moods" aren't "bad" at all. It's ok to have grumpy moods, just as it's ok to have happy moods. We need to be able to ride the waves of emotions, not try to resist them.

I know when I'm in a grumpy mood and if my husband tries to pull me out of it before I'm ready, I don't feel good about it. I want him to be ok with my emotions. To see all of me. To sit with me in the dark sometimes. It's not that I don't like to be cheered up, don't get me wrong, but we need to know we have permission to feel all the feels in life and develop resilience so that when a big wave hits - as it will - we know how to ride it even if its a little harder. We need practice and so do our kids.

It also reminds me that it's not MY fault as a parent if my child is in a "bad mood" - it's not my responsibility to make him happy all the time. Your child experiencing difficult emotions doesn't make you a bad parent! This is just life. Life is sprinkled with disappointment and frustration, sadness and letting go. It’s our job to help our children walk through difficult emotions - it’s the only way they get to the other side.

It's a reminder for me to look deeper, to see what's behind a "bad attitude" or a disrespectful tone and never take it personally. There's always a reason and it's never because your child is trying to give you a hard time on purpose.

It's a beautiful reminder to hold space, to walk with my son in the dark, to slow down, to be compassionate with him...and with myself as a mama.✨

15/12/2019

Yes ... this.
Be kind to yourself.

There is no timeline for healing, and healing is not a linear process. It's OK to feel hurt by things you thought you were "over" already.

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03/12/2019

Boundaries ... so important

It's OK to set boundaries and take care of your needs.

Graphic by lizandmollie on Instagram

14/10/2019

This ...

29/01/2019

Our children have so much to offer and its our role as parents to help them channel it all.

Children have such different ways of responding to being over-stressed. Some get physically ill. Some get nervous and anxious. Some become manic and hyperactive. Some have trouble going to sleep and others don’t want to do anything but sleep. Some won’t say a word and others won’t stop talking...

02/01/2019

This ...