Joy Fixes for Weary Parents (2017) assists parents in becoming experts at caring for themselves and being good to themselves by: releasing guilt, embracing humility, bringing compassion to mistakes and weak spots, following intuition and truth, rewarding themselves, and confronting comparisons. It helps parents strengthen their ability to notice and savor the existing joy, beauty, and grace in their lives and develop habits of gratitude. It gives them ways to cope with difficult feelings, remain grounded in the face of stress, and use mindfulness to stay calm and remain in their “second consciousness.”
Joy Fixes helps parents daydream, visualize, and determine what they want their lives and identities to be like. It helps them slow down, simplify, and create better balance. Most importantly, it gives parents crystal clear ideas for proactively bringing joy to their most important relationships—the ones with their children, their partners, their parents, and their friends. I'm Erin, an individual and marriage counselor in Chicago’s western suburbs (Oak Brook, IL). I specialize in working with parents of babies and young children. I love what I do and learn from every person I meet. http://www.erinleyba.com I work with people regarding anxiety, grief and loss, postpartum depression, reconnecting as a couple, parenting kids with special needs, losing a parent when you are a parent, and other issues. Thanks for visiting, and I look forward to reading any comments you post.
