Healing Stories
Rebecca and Lianne are back again this week to talk about how stories can help with the small hurts and disappointments of everyday life. Story Healing isn’t just a technique to be used when there is trauma, but it can be an effective tool to help move through normal tantrums and upsets.
Consciously Parenting Principle #2 reminds us that there is nothing more important than the parent-child relationship. The discussion today is full of examples of putting the relationship first and strengthening our connection with our children. By slowing down and acknowledging their everyday upsets, however trivial they may seem, we can build stronger bonds in our families. We model empathy and validation, which is truly a lasting way to teach.
When our children are upset, we can find a way to connect with they are feeling in some way. Disappointment is often very upsetting for our children. They may get an idea in their head about the way something is going to go, and when that doesn’t happen, it can trigger what our society would call a tantrum. In this episode of the podcast, we explore the idea that there is something more underneath that outward behavior, and what steps we can actually take to help our children to move through their feelings rather than just stop expressing them.
Listen in as Rebecca and Lianne share real-life parenting experiences. They don’t always do this perfectly, even after so many years of practice. But even when we make mistakes, we can repair our connection with our children and come out stronger.
Related post: Tantrums Aren’t Just for Toddlers
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Rebecca Thompson Hitt, MS, MFT is the founder and executive director of The Consciously Parenting Project (2007). Rebecca loves supporting individuals and parents to grow themselves up in their current relationship challenges. She delights in empowering people to find peace and connection with their loved ones, supporting the transformation of the way we understand our connections. Her holistic approach, which includes our earliest experiences and nervous system patterns, her gentleness and compassion, and her deep listening without pathologizing, helps us to see ourselves and those we care about with new eyes, supporting the transformation needed in the world starting with our closest relationships. With over 30 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples, and families, in addition to her own personal healing work raising her now young adult sons, Rebecca is dedicated to transforming our relationships stories, one relationship and one family at a time.
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Holistic Family Therapist
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Lianne March graduated from Clemson University in 2003. She lives in Melbourne, Florida with her husband, Allen, 5 children: Allen IV, Alexa, Austin, Abby, and Anna. She also has two dogs, a bunch of chickens, and her parents live in the backyard in their RV when they aren’t traveling the country. In addition to homeschooling her children, she supports other families in many areas including breastfeeding and general parenting. Lianne has been part of The Consciously Parenting Project since it began in 2007, serving behind the scenes with the website and book publishing. She has also joined Rebecca on the podcast, written for the blog, and is helping families as a Consciously Parenting Certified Holistic Family Consultant (HFC).
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