Women and Wisdom....I wish I was Superwoman!!
Women and Wisdom is back for another exciting year of conversation and learning. Workshops start Tuesday, Oct 25 2016 and will generally continue on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
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Does your Junk Drawer have a Junk Drawer?
Final Women and Wisdom night this season!
Tuesday May 31, 2016. 7-9 pm. at Soul Sistas
Register Here: http://www.muskokafamilyworks.com/wheres-the-manual-series
Can't make it out? There will be more exciting workshops coming this fall!
Pre-Marriage Planning on Hunters Bay Radio
I had an amazing opportunity to join Katrina Scarlett, Wedding Coach, as a guest on her series about wedding planning.
The show will air on Tuesday April 12, 2016 at 11 am. Follow this link to hear it live! http://74.119.88.66/test.html
Wonderful Women and Wisdom!
We had great night full of ideas and stories! Lots of amazing tips about taming those monkeys!
Women and Wisdom
February 23, 2016 will be a fun night. Come out and meet other women; share your stories and trade tips and tools! 7-9 pm at Soul Sistas in Huntsville. Register at http://www.muskokafamilyworks.com/wheres-the-manual-series. Seats are filling up!
Great Women and Wisdom night!
It was a creative and inspired night. Lots of laughter, insights and nuggets of shared wisdom! I'm looking forward to session 2: "Keeping your Sanity when life gets insane!" (February 23)
Parenting...the toughest journey
Parenting is about feeling completely inept and unprepared at least half of the time. We are given these vulnerable little lives and try our best to protect, teach and nurture these little people so that they can grow to become amazing adults. This is the dream of all parents. We all try our best to make it a reality.
What happens when things go wrong? What if our little people grow to do not so amazing things? What if they end up on a wrong road? How do we help them then? Who do we blame? Ourselves? Their peers? The establishment? The world is quick to blame the parent for their child's transgressions. How can a parent be blamed when we're all just trying to do the best that we can? Parenting doesn't come with a Manual. There is no code book that unlocks the mystery.
A recent situation in my small town has had these questions weighing heavily lately. Young men, just past their teens. A theft. A vendetta. Now, serious criminal charges for some. I think about their parents. I think about the worry, the remorse and shame. Did these parents see what was coming for their sons? Were they afraid? Helpless? Why is it that the world makes us feel as though we should have the answers? That we should always know the " right way" to do it?
Too often, we struggle in the shadows. Too embarrassed to ask for help. Toovulnerable to admit that we're stuck and scared. It's time to take the struggles out of the shadows. It's time to be okay to admit that we don't always have the answers; sometimes we need help and support to figure it out.
My wish for all parents is this: ask for help when you're feeling stuck or scared. Speak with a counsellor. Call a parent coach. Attend workshops. Wrap yourself in a web of support so that you aren't travelling this journey alone. Do whatever you can to find the help that you need to keep yourself and your children on track.
Family Works presents 'Women & Wisdom'
Women & Wisdom
discussions and answers for everyday life
MONTHLY TOPICS
MONTHLY TOPICS
January: I wish I was Superwoman but..... Breaking the Myth of Perfection
February: “keeping your sanity when life gets insane”: Self Care tips and ideas
March: “Not my circus, not my monkeys”: healthy boundaries & relationships with exes, in-laws & everything in between
April: Parenting from poop to pubescence and beyond: Sharing tips and strategies for the life long parenting journey
May: When your junk drawer has a junk drawer: Decluttering our stuff and our schedules
Let's take the loneliness out of the season!
With the Christmas season upon us, it is so important to pause and remember that the most important gifts cannot be bought.
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