Conscious Connected Parenting
I was blessed with an incredible little boy in 2015, and another in 2019. I was so confident in my ability to be a mother. I had seven years of experience as a postpartum doula and years of caring for children as a nanny. I believed I had this whole parent thing in the bag.
You can probably see where this is going...
I struggled so much to understand and parent my highly sensitive, deeply feeling kid. I read every book I could, utilized any positive parenting tool I could find! Anything that would help me connect with my son and help us to support him through his struggles. There is so much great information out there and I have learned a lot over the years, but none of it was clicking and “working” in our family.
At four years old we were still struggling with my son's explosive behavior, lack of regulation, and general anxiety. We consulted with therapists and OTs. It was constant small progress followed by big regressions.
I felt defeated. Like I was failing him. I kept questioning. Why are we still struggling with this? What am I doing wrong? What is wrong with my child? With me?
I finally utilized the support of a parent coach and through that process I was able to connect the dots. To better understand myself, because it wasn't about him, it was about me. It was about what I was believing about myself and the stories (based in fear) I was telling myself about who my child was and what that said about myself as a mother. I was able to make a true shift into trust, radical acceptance, unconditional love and conscious connected parenting. It has made all the difference in my connection with my son and in my belief in myself as a parent. Our home is now rooted in a power with paradigm, where everyone's needs can be met and where we feel joy and confidence in our parenting.
This process was so inspiring to me that it became my passion to help other parents in this way. Now as a certified parent coach with the Jai Institute I'm seeing firsthand the impact that this work has, and I want to share that with as many parents as possible. It's had such an incredible impact on my family's life, the lives of my children and the clients I see. I believe every parent and child deserves to experience this kind of connection and harmony in their lives.
