Today I talk about how you can keep on parenting to the best of your abilities when life gets challenging.

And let’s face it - life seems to continuously throw us huge curve balls. 

Just surviving in this world is tough enough - and then parenting on top of that - wow, it’s not easy. 

I’ve had a year of ups and downs and huge transitions but the one thing that hasn’t changed is parenting - we still have to show up and parent as best we can, even when life gives us lemons. 

So in this episode I talk about five great strategies you can adopt right away to help you navigate the challenges of life whilst still trying to show up as the parent you want to be. 

So here’s your parenting survival guide when life gets tough. I talk about:

1. Why it’s so helpful to zoom out and gain perspective on whatever challenges we’re facing and how to counteract our in-built negativity bias.

   
   



2. Why being kind and giving ourselves a bit of grace in these tough times can stop the spiral of guilt and feelings of not good enough.

   
   



3. How we can soothe our nervous systems to find that nice place of balance where we can parent at our best.

   
   



4. How off-loading our emotional backpacks can shift us out of ‘survival parenting’ so we can connect with our kids

   
   



5. Practical ways we can let go and make life easier on ourselves - just while we get back on our feet. 

   
   

The reality of parenting when life is challenging is that our kids pick up on it. We can’t fake it with them - especially our super sensitive ones. 

So I show you how you can mitigate that. I talk about why focusing on yourself in challenging times is never selfish. It leaves you, the leader of your family, in better shape to parent well, even when times are tough. 

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