by Kathryn Porritt | Jul 24, 2017 | Self Care
TURNING DOWN THE DIAL ON ANXIETY Technically, anxiety is apprehension over an upcoming event which strikes when you perceive the event as a psychological (or physical) threat to your safety. It doesn’t have to be rational, although it can be. Today I am going to...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 30, 2017 | Self Care
REST & REJUVENATION5 quick tips for busy people Like you, I am a busy mama. I work, study, create (this here blog), parent, friend and wife. I love all of these things, and all of these things love me. From time to time I find myself spinning a little out of control....
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 26, 2017 | Self Care
RECEIVING WISDOMBe the light, and seek the light. An exercise in giving and receiving wisdom. This is a topic about elders. About the need for people to light the way. About how each generation is both the light for the ones coming after them, whilst simultaneously in...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 23, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
THE NIGHMARE PROTOCOLA simple way to manage nightmares During the course of my work, I regularly hear from people that experience nightmares. The ones that leave you feeling shaken and with vivid memories of the event. Ones that feel eerily real. When we are talking...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 14, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
ESTRANGEMENTWhen you cease a relationship with a parent. I want to talk to you about a topic that is largely not discussed. The breakdown of the relationship between parent and child. We know that this relationship is arguably one of the most important ones we can...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 7, 2017 | Self Care
THE MAGIC QUARTER SECONDThat moment you have to choose whether you go high It’s been called many things, Sheryl Sandberg calls it leaning in, Glennon Doyle Melton/Waumbach(?) calls it doing hard things. In my interpretation, both women share the message that...
