Updates — big feelings

I’m loving this new handout by @piploproductions Such an accessible way to speak about how being being frightened can make us respond in many different ways 🤍

Returning to work on a cold morning, but the play room warms up quickly as soon as kids and parents show up, ready to be with each other in all the curious and playful ways that helps their connection. How incredible that I get to be a witness to this in my daily work!

Supporting new parents this week, a topic that has come up often has been the concept of mental load. Its obvious that the mental loads changes as a tiny member joins the family, but the deeper meaning we engage with often comes down to our relationship to help giving and help receiving. Such impactful conversations to have in the perinatal period!

So many ways to think about the relationships that shape us! Thank you @circleofsecurity for this reminder 💙

Happy IDAHOBIT day to all the colorful people out there who make our world so much more wonderful! Thank you for being yourselves 🌈

Here is to another lovely evening spent at @ogcg.melbourne with a group of expecting parents ready to think together about all the ups and downs parenthood 🥰 can’t wait!

Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate 💕 and thinking of all the diverse families and parents out there who work just as hard but might not always feel as seen 🌈🦄🏳️‍🌈 #mothersday #rainbowfamilies #parenting

In my early sessions with people, we often ponder the question of “where do we begin?” but the answer very rarely matters. We just begin, and with that very step, we are increasing our understanding. “Inviting our thoughts and feelings into awareness, allows us to learn from them, rather than be driven by them.” Daniel J Siegel. #therapy #psychotherapy #psychology

✨New light filled room!✨ As many of you know, I moved into a new room this week. It has more space for the little people as well as the big people to play, talk and think together. I can’t wait to welcome you here! #therapy #playtherapy #parenting #perinatalmentalhealth

Do you ever wonder what’s happening in your child’s mind? Taking a moment to be curious to their thoughts and what they might be exploring in their play? That very attempt at understanding, is the foundation for building their self esteem! It makes them feel and therefore believe, that their internal world is worthy of love and attention. It is also the very first step in therapy, to make space so that the child’s internal experience can be shared with us, and hopefully understood. 💜