Sarah Claus Therapy

03/27/2021

What a great exercise to start this weekend.

I have a rule that I’ve never told my children. If one of them ever asks me to take a picture I will always say yes, no matter how I look or feel. When they show me this picture I always say, “I love me!” Or “I’m so pretty!”.

I don’t talk negatively about my looks around my kids. Even with 30lbs of pregnancy & breastfeeding weight I will not speak negatively about my body to my kids. Choosing to not avoid a camera, mirror or the spotlight is an extension of this.

After 6 years of being kind to myself for the sake of my children I’ve learned the secret. It becomes less of an act and your reality. You eventually believe the words you speak to yourself.

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02/03/2021

A colleague is hosting a free workshop THIS THURSDAY about peaceful parenting. If you dig nonviolent communication, you may really dig this.
Learn more here!!

Offered LIVE only. No recordings will be available. Please contact me at holly@harmonyparenting.net if you are interested and cannot attend. 7 PM MST Thursday, February 4th, 2021

01/06/2021

I see so many trying to regulate with the post-holiday slump, the winter weather, the seemingly constant waves of COVID, and the politics of the world.

Don't you just want....actually embody the calm? I do.

Can you take a deep breath right now and wiggle out some tension? Like literally wiggle. Shimmy. Get those toes. Let your body know you're safe and let it discharge all. that. you. have. been. carrying.

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Another awesome whole-family option: check out the Jeffco Calm Room. You don't have to be a kid or have a kid to enjoy this! Spend three minutes there and tell me there you didn't love.

(I just spent a minute watching a live feed of a brown bear at a waterfall in Alaska!!)

Welcome to the Jeffco Schools Virtual Calm Room! Here, students, staff and families can find tools and strategies to manage emotions and stress by integrating purposeful pauses throughout the day to calm both the brain and body. Explore and enjoy!

01/02/2021

Loooove these ideas.

YES 💗

12/29/2020

So proud to be a sponsor the JUUST Drag show tonight! (Free tix still available--see below!)

This is a benefit for a local non-profit creating safe community and housing for those in addictions recovery. SO NEEDED!!

If you'd like to donate to JUUST Living, go to its website (juustliving.org/donate) or talk to me if you want ideas for getting involved!!

If you want FREE tix for tonight's 7p.m. online show, check out this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juust-living-drag-show-competition-tickets-132835212697?

JUUST LIving's 1st Annual Drag Show featuring new drag performances and live voting!!

12/04/2020

I love this reminder for those who practice “Elf on the Shelf” at the holidays. Let’s not let kids get filed away as being a “bad kid” at any age.

PS. If you are on Instagram and you are a parent of young kids, I encourage you to follow this account if you don’t already!

biglittlefeelings • Original Audio

12/02/2020

Such a labor of love and so much fun!! Please boldly + proudly share this with others.

This fall, I accepted a position on the board for —a sober recovery residence that is all about in Colorado. We are fundraising during a daunting year, but we are doing it with some extra sass: via a !! It’s virtual and 1st place wins $1,000!!! Come and join and help us end 2020 with a bang!!!!

10/24/2020

What a beautiful song that I hope you have time to stop and hear.

08/26/2020

No.

07/11/2020

YOU DID IT!!!

Last month, I challenged you to help me raise $2,000 for a mix of organizations that support the Black community via these four organizations:

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
BEAM
https://www.beam.community/donation

National Black Women’s Justice Institute
National Black Women's Justice Institute
https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-support-nbwji

Southern Poverty Law Center
Southern Poverty Law Center
https://donate.splcenter.org

Center for Black Equity
Center for Black Equity
https://centerforblackequity.org/donate/ #

The idea was that I'd match the first $1,000 raised. Y'all went above and beyond!! We raised (drumroll) $2,102.77 for these organizations!! My heart and mind are amazed and flooded with gratitude.

This small infusion of finances for these organizations will result in more staffing, more outreach, more resources (read: MORE IMPACT) in vital community services. While money isn't the only way we can show up for the world, it goes a long way.

Thanks to many of the donors including Shelby Lynn Schneebeck, Kayla Bettis-Weber, Liz Keltner, Bonnie Rose, Karrin Kalb, Laura Henderson, Liz Rafferty, Holly Storm, Rob Cobb, Annamarie Fidel-rice, Paulette Claus, Christy Bee, April Couvillion, and Whitney Heaton!! (I think I have everyone, but please let me know if I missed you!)

Note: I know that none of these donors were seeking recognition, but I wanted to give public thanks. I believe a lot of inspiration and solidarity comes when we know what matters to us may also matter to our friends.

I also know that many of you have donated to similar organizations to advance justice and wellness everywhere. Thank you for being in solidarity.