18/08/2025
Parenting isn’t a straight path—it’s a mountain journey and for some of us more than others it is also a winding road. Some days the climb feels steep, your legs heavy, and the air thin. Other days, the view is breathtaking, reminding you why you’re on this path and how far you've come.
ACT teaches us that the journey is likely to have ups and downs, deserts, marshes, rivers to cross if we want to go anywhere it is inevitable we will reach these tricky obstacles. We might wish we could turn back, stop or have someone else's path however.... here we are.
Your mind might tell you block it out, get through, compare and judge your path, tell you you can't do it and of course our minds do these things all the time. In some moments this might feel like the only story about you. Then.....
There's a discovery that by walking mindfully, step by step, alongside the challenges and joys that come we might be more open to noticing what we learn about ourselves, appreciate who is with us on the way, find richness in the variation of our emotions and really figure out what is important.
Even when the trail feels tough, you’re still moving forward. And every step, however small, matters, doing it your way. 💚
