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 | Dec 20, 2016 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
DO YOU HAVE SPACE IN YOUR HOUSE FOR YOUR FEELINGS?YOU NEED TO! I’ll always remember a colleague of mine, Jan, who taught me an invaluable lesson: How to hold space. Jan was a mentor assigned to me many years ago, who advocated for me to stay with discomfort...
by Kathryn Porritt | Dec 19, 2016 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
UNDERSTANDING & REDUCING ANXIETY On the weekend I was talking with a new friend, Emily about her very busy and chaotic life. A mum with a 4 month old, a 3 year old and a 4 year old. A mum who can’t get to the tidying, sorting, cleaning, cooking in a structured way,...
by Kathryn Porritt | Nov 25, 2016 | Family
SURVIVING THE FESTIVE SEASON Sometimes we have trouble not taking onsomeone else’s reaction. Many of my clients feel this way. Just recently I was talking with one about a stressful work experience they were having and as my client was listening to her colleague...
by Kathryn Porritt | Nov 23, 2016 | Children, Family, Parenting
FAMILY RITUALS Birthday’s are a big deal in our house. We have a birthday boy coming up this weekend, and we are all hands on deck planning and prepping the experience. We decorate rooms in the dead of night, so the birthday boy gets a surprise. We plan cakes...
by megantuohey00 | Nov 21, 2016 | Couples, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Self Care
RESISTANCE TO FEEDBACKHow to harness your happiness and find some inner peace This morning I was scheduled to do the ‘morning shift’ with our young boys, whilst my husband did the ‘night shift’, which had him up a couple of times. This means he...
