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07/12/2025

24/11/2025

The festive season is upon us. For some it is ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ & for others a time of stress & mixed emotions. Holding realistic expectations around attending social engagements, gift giving & Christmas Day, are key to experiencing a more restful & peaceful time. Below are tips to help make your Christmas a memorable one in a positive way.

The holidays as a couple can be both joyful - and hard. Gaining awareness of this duality can help you adjust your expectations.

15/11/2025

In Australia our young people & their families face up-coming challenges with the introduction of a ban on social media for under 16 year olds - 10th December 2025.

Despite the challenges, dis-connecting from social media now provides an opportunity to re-connect with family.

Apart from modelling to reduce our own screen time, below are tips for parents to reach out to your children, offering empathy & understanding.

No parent is perfect, but now more than ever, kids will need parents with healthy relationships & can parent as a ‘team’. Whether parenting together or apart, children thrive with consistency & patience by both parents…..at least some of the time.

Call Carolyn at ‘White Rabbit Counselling’ (0498193588) for a free 15 min chat about how to strengthen your couple relationship. Let’s work together to help our next generation grow & thrive into the future.

When your child is struggling, how do you respond?

You may be tempted to put a Band-Aid on the situation, but well-meaning statements like "Don't be upset" or "Cheer up!" are often counterproductive and can make your child feel alone or ashamed.

Instead, try empathizing with your young one by stepping into their world. Relate to them and validate their emotions. This could sound like "I'm sorry you're feeling discouraged. I remember feeling the same way when I was your age. Tell me more about this."

Empathy leads to empowerment. When your child knows you hear and understand them, they're more likely to communicate with you. Your relationship will be enriched.

Model emotional intelligence and help your young one through life's ups and downs by starting Emotion Coaching: The Heart of Parenting today: https://bit.ly/3fSRoHO

13/11/2025

As the Gottman’s say…..follow the ‘rabbit’!

28/11/2024

Have you ever noticed how a small gesture can completely change the tone of your day? Whether it’s a compliment from your boss or a simple smile from a stranger, those little things can make a big impact. Dr. John Gottman’s research shows that the same is true in relationships. Small things often, such as a thoughtful message, a compliment, or a quick touch, are key to building trust and strengthening the emotional connection between partners.

18/09/2024

Learn how mindfulness and self-compassion position you to tune into yourself and make effective repairs after conflict.

19/06/2024

10/05/2024

A couple of episodes back, we talked with Charles Feltman about his incredible book, “The Thin Book of Trust,” and what it means to build trust between people in teams and organizations.

In the latest episode of “Dare to Lead,” Barrett (my sister and the chief of staff of Brené Brown Education and Research Group) and I dig in on what trust looks like in our organization and what we’ve learned from bringing this work to people across the globe.

This is the first part of a two-part episode on how to approach the topic of trust in a way that’s productive and actionable.

https://spoti.fi/3mdhFWn

02/05/2024

"Do you love Me?" Alice asked.

"No, I don't love you!" replied the White Rabbit.

Alice frowned and clasped her hands together as she did whenever she felt hurt.

"See?" replied the White Rabbit. "Now you're going to start asking yourself what makes you so imperfect and what did you do wrong so that I can't love you at least a little.

You know, that's why I can't love you. You will not always be loved Alice, there will be days when others will be tired and bored with life, will have their heads in the clouds, and will hurt you.

Because people are like that, they somehow always end up hurting each other's feelings, whether through carelessness, misunderstanding, or conflicts with themselves.

If you don't love yourself, at least a little, if you don't create an armour of self-love and happiness around your heart, the feeble annoyances caused by others will become lethal and will destroy you.

The first time I saw you I made a pact with myself: 'I will avoid loving you until you learn to love yourself.' "~

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