Sorry - I was on holidays!
First off - sorry this email is landing in your inbox a little later than usual…
We’ve just come back from a family camping trip in France.
It was our happiest, most fun family holiday yet...
Normally I return from holidays a little frazzled from overtired kids (and adults!!🤣), cramped sleeping spaces, less alone time, different food routines… the works.
But this year it just felt different.
About halfway through our holiday, my husband said,
"Lor, I haven't seen you this chilled since we’ve had kids."
And honestly? He was right.
It got me thinking — what was different this time?
So I scribbled some notes down in a notebook under the fairy lights one evening, and I realised:
It wasn’t that the kids were calmer.
It wasn’t that everything went smoothly.
It was that myself and my husband stayed calm, organised, and connected to one another.
We talked about this and we came up with 5 things that we did to make this possible.
- We did lots of preparation
- We consciously empowered the children by involving them in decision - making.
- We brought some familiar items with us.
- We prioratised sleep and rest!
- We managed our expectations.
And I personally...
🌀 ... dropped the pressure to make it “perfect.”
🌀 ... protected little pockets of time for myself.
These small shifts created a huge nervous system win - for everyone.
I’ll be sharing more about what helped (and how to apply it in daily family life) inside the EPT Membership this week.
If you’ve been thinking about joining - now’s a good time.
👉 Click here to join the membership and join us live this Thursday
Thinking of you all as summer rolls on.
Your Child and Adolescent Psychologist,
Lorraine Xxx
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