Join my Course And Community
And let's get to work to help change the world together.
Hi fellow parent, warrior, worrier and all round legend....
There's a wonderful warm and engaging group of members in my course and community. Parents just like you. Parents who are investing snippets of their time watching and learning and listening and joining the live twice-monthly gatherings and having a-ha moments and sending me lovely messages.
Like this one > Honestly Yvonne already this has been by far the best course I've invested in and I've done a lot of courses. Hugely appreciate you and it x
The Course and Community is called This Is How We Change The World and it's a place where you'll find pretty much all of the wisdom (and some very real accounts of the mistakes too!) that I’ve amassed on my conscious, gentle parenting journey over the past 8 years or so, condensed into easy to digest, relatable and practical video lessons.
It’s set up inside a private Instagram account, which makes it super easy to access, even while on the go.
It's laid out as you can see in the photo above and this is what you’ll have immediate access to when you join:
1. A suite of short (no longer than ten minutes each) videos on all sorts of topics related to conscious, gentle, responsive parenting.
There are 21 videos in there already as follows and the library will grow over the coming weeks and months.
- Welcome - Part 1
- Welcome - Part 2 (Course Structure & tips for working through the content.)
- Why Conscious Parenting?
- Perfection is a head f**k!
- What do ‘conscious’ and ‘unconscious’ mean?
- What is a ‘conscious parent’?
- My Conscious Parenting Breakthrough.
- Foundations of Conscious Parenting : R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
- R : Rupture & repair.
- E : Expectations.
- S : Safety. (Emotional safety)
- P : Partnership.
- E : Empathy.
- C : Co-regulation.
- T : Trust.
- Nurturing the nurturer
- All behaviour is communication.
- The Iceberg metaphor.
- Behaviourism and behaviour
- Punishments
- Time Outs
- Rewards
- My story of childhood trauma/wounding.
- Sibling rivalry and 'special time'.
- Understanding our kids' brains - Part 1 - Hand Model of the Brain
- Understanding our kids' brains - Part 2 - Supporting Healthy Brain Development
- Understanding our kids' brains - Part 3 - Emotions as our GPS
More and more topics will be added as we go, some of which will be suggested or requested by you, based on your own particular challenges and questions. And some of which are prompted by me, my challenges, stories from my 'living laboratory' here with my kids and the things that come up again and again with parents in my workshops and one-to-one coaching.
2. A chat group where we get to support each other, share wins and fails, ask for a tender heart or a virtual hug. I also occasionally share journal prompts and anything else I feel will help you support both you and your children on this journey.
3. Twice-monthly live gatherings on zoom where you get to meet the other parents, support each other, ask me questions, ponder my weekly deep reflection question, suggest new content, have a laugh and generally hang out with other like minded people.
4. 10% off my Parenting Pitstop one-to-one coaching experiences.
All for a subscription of £65 (GBP) per month.
That's way less than the price of a take-out coffee per day!
Or you can take a six month subscription at £325 (one month free)
Sound good?
You can go ahead and join right now, using this link for the monthly subscription....
... or this link for the six month option.
Or, if you're a little hesitant and wondering if this is the right place for you, or if you'll find what will fit your particular family dynamics and you fancy having a chat with me before you decide, please pop me over an email and let's set up a call by phone or zoom.
My email is [email protected]
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You can read on too for some ponderings on why I truly believe that the way we love our children is how we change the world.
And some of the positive outcomes you can expect from taking part in the course and community.
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Have you heard of the Harvard Study of Happiness?
It’s an 85 year study starting in 1938 conducted by Harvard University, where they followed 724 men from their teen years right through to old age, collecting survey responses from them every two years about their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
A major finding of the study was that positive relationships contributed significantly towards happiness, health and longevity.
Those positive relationships were a greater predictor than career achievement, money, exercise or a healthy diet in determining both happiness and life span.
That’s right, not just health but how long they lived!
When I came across this study a few years ago it blew my mind.
And it made me realise that setting our children up with the emotional and relational intelligence to create and sustain meaningful relationships throughout their lives counts for a lot more than we might realise.
And it’s part of the reason that I’m creating this course and community for you.
It’s only part of the reason though.
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There’s a lot about our western model of living that seems sick to me.
Individualistic, capitalistic, competitive, comparative.
As opposed to communal, relational, collaborative and kind.
I’d like to contribute to changing that.
To changing the world as we know it.
And I know that we can.
Together.
Because I believe with every fibre of my being that how we love our children, is how we change the world.
Not just how we love them as a feeling, but as an embodied experience of relationship.
A model of relationship.
A model of love.
One where our children feel safe, seen, respected, heard, validated, honoured, cherished, empowered and more.
This then becomes the model that they carry with them throughout their lives.
They’ll expect to be treated in this way and when they’re not, they’ll know how to speak up and advocate for what they deserve. Or walk away.
They’ll show up in this way themselves.
Offering this honouring and respect to other people.
In friendships, at work, in romantic relationships and in their communities.
They’ll have the kind of emotional and relational intelligence that will not only set them up to thrive at life, but which will literally change the fabric of society.
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I have another wind in my sails too.
Do you often think about your child’s mental health?
I know I do.
Especially now that mine are teens and I’m very aware of the horrifying statistics around teen mental health, self-harm and suicide.
And I would literally do ANYTHING to immunise them against poor mental health.
And of course, it’s not possible to do that entirely and we don’t know what particular knocks will come their way in the future.
But …. what has been shown to be true is that deep, emotionally safe relationships with caring adults are the single most powerful force for positive mental health in our children.
And that’s something we DO have control over.
If you commit to engaging with the lessons and practicing seeing things a little differently and using the insights, tips, stories and tools I provide to guide you, you are going to feel more knowledgeable, empowered and confident in nurturing those deepest, soul-level, emotionally safe relationships.
And that’s whether your child is a toddler or a teen and everything in between.
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It was Mother Theresa who said “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family”.
I couldn’t agree more!
And I’m looking forward to walking alongside some of you as we take on this big hairy audacious goal together!
Happy rest of your day/evening.
Sending you SO much love and solidarity.
Yvonne x
