elainenichollsnvrAug 291 minRudenessMy conscious thinking brain knows this. My unconscious emotional brain sometimes doesn't. When we're feeling wound up by our kids it's...
elainenichollsnvrAug 272 minAlice's UmbrellaHuman beings learn by experience - things going well and things going not so well. It’s tempting to feel as though we need to say...
elainenichollsnvrJul 61 minLetting goThere's a lot of letting go in NVR. One of the things we can let go of is the idea that we're responsible for the actions and responses...
elainenichollsnvrJun 12 minWhere's the harm?An exercise we do in our groups (and sometimes in one to one sessions) is thinking back to a thing we did as a child that our parent/s...
elainenichollsnvrMay 261 minI'm so sorryApologies cover a multitude of parent mistakes and parent dysregulation. We all have ‘stuff’ that drives everything from behind the...
elainenichollsnvrApr 91 minTolerating big feelingsIf there’s one thing children provide parents with it’s the opportunity for growth. Plenty of growth. Especially if we're parenting...