"Having access to the right words changes everything." Brené Brown 💚🌎. When your child is struggling, and you’re trying to help them, their ability to communicate their needs to you is critical 💞. There are so many words to learn 🔡. I know it can be painful to hear your child say certain words. I have sat with many parents who have told their child not to use particular words to explain their emotional world 💚🌎. I feel differently. We don’t want our children’s ability t

I spend a lot of time with children and young people questioning: 1: There is only one path in life, the straight path to happiness 📏❓⁉️🤨 (e.g. GCSEs then ‘A’ levels then a degree then a job you work to be promoted in and so on). I enjoy sharing the idea: 1: There is a wibbly wobbly path in life 🏞, a non-straight path, a path that takes many twists and turns but one on which you may discover lots of happy along the way 🌈. Today marks a lovely twist and turn on my wibbly

This quote really resonates for me right now. In this unprecedented time it feels there are new and mighty pressures circulating - e.g. home education. But the main reason we have been handed our children back isn’t to educate them, it’s to keep them and others safe. So, rather than placing new pressures upon ourselves, my focus is on breathing deep and loving my closest tightly. I hope we can all find ways to unhook from the swirling pressures that exist to ‘make our chi

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I’ve just discovered the beautiful illustrations of Charlie Mackesy. Stunning. So many to choose from and all speak from and to the heart ♥️. #TheWorryWizard #fromWorriestoWellbeing #TheWorryWizardLoves

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Maya Angelou is a huge inspiration to me. I will never forget the first time I read ‘I know why the caged bird sings’. Today would have been her 90th birthday. Happy birthday Phenomenal Woman 🎂. #TheWorryWizard #fromWorriestoWellbeing #TheWorryWizardLoves #MayaAngelou