by Kathryn Porritt | Jan 6, 2017 | Self Care
OVERHELMED? DISLIKE SURPRISES?THIS MAY HELP. “Where do you feel safe”, I asked. I watched her scan her memory. Nothing registered. ‘Nowhere’ was the unspoken answer. This is a long term friend of mine, Heidi, who has experienced complex trauma in her...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jan 3, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
RESPECTFUL PARENTINGNOTICING & ADHERING TO PERSONAL BOUNDARIES IN CHILDREN Awhile ago I started working with a young mother named Georgia. She came from a family where her personal boundaries and needs were not noticed, and even worse, when they were noticed,...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jan 2, 2017 | Self Care
ACCEPTING SHADES OF YOURSELFBROADENING YOUR HORIZONS We talk a lot in this space about acceptance of self, and our feelings. All shades. Most of us are uncomfortable when we know that our darker shades are known to others. We like to protect our view of ourselves (our...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jan 1, 2017 | Self Care
INSIDE OUTA COMPARISON STORY I was sharing a New Years Eve celebration last night with some dear friends. One of them, Bronwen, shared a story with me about how she was out with her two young girls at her local café for breakfast when a familiar looking guy...
