Thought for today on this last day of 2022:
What can I say that has not already been said by hundreds? Right, nothing. Still, I want to say something. This is what I've got.
In the wee hours tonight as the festivities somewhere are getting underway or once you slide the bread points under the broiler to crisp up in time for "the toast," take a moment to check your own inventory. Short and sweet. What was life like in your family this time last year? And then, ask yourself, "Is it different now? Am I different now for the better? Have I made the changes I promised myself to make in my parenting life or have I let my last year's aspirations turn to stress dust and fall aimlessly into the crevasses of my way too busy life?"
Perhaps somewhere in the middle ground you find yourself...
No blame, no shame, just learn and rise up.
If you worked the LMPS membership material like your life depended on it, I think you will see something beautiful is taking shape. Celebrate yourself and your amazing tenacity. Celebrate your sheer will to live a different story with children from difficult beginnings. Celebrate you.
If you want to be awakened next year at this time in the arms of your own self... acceptance, compassion, and love, you know what you need to do. Jump into the membership material anew (or for the first time), alive with the intention to see more clearly, love more honorably, care more deeply for yourself, your family, and this old world.
Rise up. We are all right here. Let's rise up together. #BetterTogether2023
Big love in the New Year,
Ce
Fill your heart with this: https://youtu.be/3AnzWa4AJ1w
Stay connected with news and updates!
Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team.
Don't worry, your information will not be shared.
Categories
- All Categories
- 4 quick tips
- acceptance
- adopted child grief
- adoption grief
- after-effects of trauma
- anger
- angry feelings are okay
- angry teen
- angst
- animals
- anticipation
- anxiety
- apologies and connection
- attachment
- attachment growth
- attachment healing
- attachment repair
- attunement
- authoritarian
- authority
- back to school
- badgering
- bedtime
- behavior
- behavioral change
- blame
- blog
- body awareness
- body wisdom practices
- boundaries
- breaking cycles
- breaking habits
- breaking things
- breath
- breathe
- breathing exercise
- building trust
- burnout
- calm
- calming strategies
- charity of spirit
- cheat sheet
- child entitlement
- child grief
- child stress
- childhood trauma
- choices
- christmas
- co-regulation
- coaching
- cognitive delay
- communication
- community
- compassion
- complex developmental trauma
- compromise
- conflict coaching
- connection
- consequences
- correction
- couch parenting
- courage
- creating family meaning
- creative learning
- critical thinking skills
- crying teens with complex trauma
- dads and enemy nurturer
- defiance and anxiety
- delayed development
- delayed gratification
- depression
- discipline
- dissociation
- distraction
- dog-tired
- dysregulation
- emotional presence
- emotional regulation
- emotional skill building
- empathy
- empathy development
- encouragement
- engagement
- enmeshment
- entitlement vs dysregulation
- executive function
- experiential healing
- extended family and friend advice
- extrapolation
- eye contact
- facts vs. feelings
- family advice
- family togetherness
- fear
- feelings
- felt safety
- first thing in the morning
- fun together
- funny
- generational trauma
- gentleness
- gift of validation
- gratitude
- grief
- guest
- guilt
- halloween
- hanukkah
- heal
- healing complex trauma
- healing grief
- healing relationship
- healing through play
- healing together
- healthy touch
- hidden grief
- hoarding
- holiday
- holiday advice
- holiday expectations for neurodiverse children
- holiday pressure
- holiday season
- holiday sensory overload
- holiday shopping tips the peaceful way
- holiday triggers
- holidays
- home alone
- hope
- hopeless
- how-to
- humor
- hypervigilance
- impatience
- interoception
- jokes
- joy
- joy and regulation
- joy and trauma
- kids are people
- kids feelings
- kwanzaa
- lagging skills
- laughter
- layne burkett
- leaving traumatized children home alone
- lies
- listen
- logical consequences
- love
- love as therapy
- love matters parenting society
- love under stress
- loving connection
- low and slow
- lying
- magic question
- meditation
- meltdowns
- memory
- mindfulness
- motivation
- narcissistic wounding
- narrow bandwidths
- national adoption month
- negative feedback loops
- negative reinforcement
- nervous system alignment
- nervous system burnout
- nervous system dysregulation
- nervous system movement tools
- nervous system overload
- nervous system regulation
- nervous system repair
- nervous system safety
- neuro-hacks
- neurochemicals
- neurochemistry
- neurodivergent children
- neurodiversity
- neuropathways
- neuroplasticity
- neuroscience
- new year goals
- new year pressure
- new years eve
- no bad kids
- no fear
- nothing seems to work
- nothing works
- numbness
- nurture
- over-explaining
- overcome
- oxytocin
- oxytocin for teens and parents
- pace
- panic
- parent shame
- parental dysregulation
- parenting
- parenting adopted children
- parenting multiple children
- parenting power
- parenting teenagers from difficult beginnings
- parenting teens
- parenting through play
- parenting tired kids
- parenting traumatized children
- parenting young adult
- patience
- patience in parenting
- patreon
- perception
- perfection and parenting
- pets
- physical activity
- play
- playful parenting
- please try again
- podcast episode
- polyvagal theory
- positive feedback loops
- powerless
- practical steps for parent regulation
- praise
- primal emotion
- punishment
- rage
- reactive attachment disorder
- recover joy
- redo
- referee vs coach parenting
- regulated relationships
- regulation
- regulation routine
- relational healing
- relationship
- repair
- repair and connection
- restorative justice
- reward
- rewiring the brain
- rupture and repair
- saying no
- school
- science-backed tips
- screens
- secure attachment
- security
- self esteem
- self reflection
- self worth
- self-aware parenting
- self-care
- self-centered
- self-compassion
- self-directed living
- self-hate
- self-regulation
- selfish
- sensory issues
- set the tone
- shame
- share the power
- sheryl ang
- sibling conflict
- silence
- silly
- slow steady progress
- small acts of love
- social media
- somatic safety
- special needs
- stay sane
- staying steady
- stealing
- stories
- stress
- stress relief
- summer stress
- summer tips
- survival
- survival mode
- swearing
- tantrums
- tantrums and meltdowns
- teaching through example
- technology
- teen
- teen anxiety
- teen issues
- teen with complex trauma
- teenager
- thanksgiving
- the gift
- the truth about angry teen
- therapeutic parenting
- therapeutic power
- thoughts and feelings
- too stupid to live
- toxic stress
- transition into adulthood
- trauma and teenagers
- trauma brain
- trauma impacted teens
- trauma informed parenting
- trauma parent boundaries
- trauma recovery parenting
- trauma touched children
- trauma triggers
- trauma-informed parenting
- trauma-informed relationship
- traumatized children home alone
- trick or treat candy
- trust
- truth
- unmuted love
- valentine's day
- validate
- vip parent
- waiting
- watch your tone
- what is dissociation
- when nothing seems to work
- whisper
- wind
- wind of hope
- winter break dysregulation
- winter solstice
- wisdom for adoptive parents
- worldschooling
- wrong side of the bed
- yelling
- you are not alone
- young adult children
- your gratitude matters
- yule