Mentoring Services
Meeting You Where You Are: Introductory Sessions
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In this series of meetings on zoom, we work one-to-one to articulate the struggle that you are facing right now. We then locate it within the Landscape of Mothers framework so that we can see where solutions might lie.
Your location on the Landscape of Mothers map affords a view of the problem, possibilities for solutions, as well as a way to think about your skills and relationships as an ecosystem. We begin by getting familiar with the restorative nature of Sun and Moon Mother. I will offer exercises and tasks for you to do between sessions to clarify and anchor the work you're doing. |
Do you feel like an outsider in your own family? Like you're always the one taking responsibility for maintaining relationships while other people show up with bad behavior? Are you tired and want a change? Or are you at a stage in your life where you're just starting to wonder what this is all in service of?
We all come to a point sometimes where we've had enough, but we aren't really sure what to do next. And it can be hard to change because our nervous systems are used to the old dynamics.
Let's be real, it's not even just our families. The world is feeling increasingly chaotic to many of us and it's hard to know what to do. People are more polarized and more adamant about their positions than ever.
It's getting harder to take care of our own tiny realm, much less address the larger issues out there. The louder everything gets and the more frightening it gets, the less our old methods of self-care even work. But we also know that at times like these we can't just pull into our turtle shells either... no matter how much we want to.
So, how do we balance taking good care of ourselves and taking good care of others? With Landscape of Mothers it starts within, we have to take care of some of our basics in order to have enough capacity to help others. And the more all of the news hits our deepest, softest, most scared places, it is easy to collapse. But we can't.
We're the ones with the threads of care, love, and community that will be needed in the future.
Our best shot at continuing the thread of what we know to be most important is to take care of ourselves AND keep going! But how do we do that when everything feels like it's changing?
How do we decide what we're going to do? Especially if we are trying to create more life-affirming patterns in our families and communities?
We all come to a point sometimes where we've had enough, but we aren't really sure what to do next. And it can be hard to change because our nervous systems are used to the old dynamics.
Let's be real, it's not even just our families. The world is feeling increasingly chaotic to many of us and it's hard to know what to do. People are more polarized and more adamant about their positions than ever.
It's getting harder to take care of our own tiny realm, much less address the larger issues out there. The louder everything gets and the more frightening it gets, the less our old methods of self-care even work. But we also know that at times like these we can't just pull into our turtle shells either... no matter how much we want to.
So, how do we balance taking good care of ourselves and taking good care of others? With Landscape of Mothers it starts within, we have to take care of some of our basics in order to have enough capacity to help others. And the more all of the news hits our deepest, softest, most scared places, it is easy to collapse. But we can't.
We're the ones with the threads of care, love, and community that will be needed in the future.
Our best shot at continuing the thread of what we know to be most important is to take care of ourselves AND keep going! But how do we do that when everything feels like it's changing?
How do we decide what we're going to do? Especially if we are trying to create more life-affirming patterns in our families and communities?
In our sessions we will:
At the end of this series you will have clarity about what is causing your difficulty, how to avoid getting caught between two bad options, and how to soothe yourself when the inevitable difficulties arise. You will also have a list of actionable items that move you toward what your humanity looks like in times of chaos, as well as a Plan of Care that will catch you when things get tough.
- begin with Sun and Moon Mother to establish some nervous system regulation and centering skills
- discuss your current difficulty and place it in a context of the Landscape of Mothers ecosystem to get a larger perspective on what is contributing to that problem
- address any double binds (where can't choose between two options because neither feels correct, which often occurs in the face of the conflicting advice or obligation)
- make a plan of action to soothe your nervous system so that you can find rootedness for making decisions
- co-create a Plan of Care that you can follow anytime you feel overwhelmed
At the end of this series you will have clarity about what is causing your difficulty, how to avoid getting caught between two bad options, and how to soothe yourself when the inevitable difficulties arise. You will also have a list of actionable items that move you toward what your humanity looks like in times of chaos, as well as a Plan of Care that will catch you when things get tough.
We might be a good fit for working together if...
- You want something different from life and you're struggling to figure out how to do it
- You often feel alone and don't feel resonant with the advice you get from family or friends
- Reading self-help books and taking a few online classes didn't get the results you were going for
- You need a framework to hold you in relating with your family and community that is life-affirming rather than blaming and authoritarian
- You want to create a household that is a sanctuary from a harsh world
Details:
- We'll meet on Zoom
- Four 1 hour meetings over approximately 1 month
- Cost is $400 for the series