Why Thinking of Yourself as a 7 Year Old Can Help.

Think of yourself at 7 years old standing in the living room where you grew up.

Think of how much you’ve survived since then.

Think of all the things that happened you didn’t know were coming.

All those moments when you felt scared, felt proud, felt lost, felt you were good at something, felt you mattered, you counted- you were loved.

Remember that on days when you get overwhelmed with lock down & remember how resilient you’ve been, how resilient you’ll always be but also remember it’s OK to have a bad day, a wobbly day, a scared day or an angry day.

Go inside to what makes you happy, grounded, centred & safe to take care of yourself.

That 7 year old has persevered & kept going through a whole lot of ups & downs

Be kind to yourself.

Nurture yourself in small ways - washing your hair, doing your nails, reading a book, watching a funny film to lift your spirits.

You’re remarkable, special, unique & coping so well in such unusual circumstances.

You don’t have to work so hard all the time.

You don’t have to be a super mum - homeschooling magnificently, cooking amazing dishes, keeping on top of all the mess in the house.

You’re more than worthy.

Take a bow.

Do a curtesy.

Pat yourself on the back.

I’m here for you. I’m here for all of it - in any small way that I can.

No finger pointing, no judgement, no tut - tutting.

I’m just here holding out a helping hand if you need steadying.

I think the greatest human need is to feel seen - to feel heard - to feel connected & to feel understood.

We all crave genuine connection and at the moment all our human instincts to reach out, to touch, to hug, to get close is turned completely upside down.

It’s OK to feel unsettled & anxious at times.

So look for new ways to feel you belong, you count, you matter & you’re seen.

I’m guilty, like everyone else of comparing myself constantly to others on social media and question my own value.

I turn up on Mondays at 11am on my Facebook Lives & on my Instagram Lives on Wednesdays & hardly anyone’s there.

I feel a failure. I feel upset as I just want to be helpful & use my expertise in a meaningful & helpful way.

It seems as though everyone is having the perfect life, celebrities are the people that parents turn to for parenting advice with thousands of podcast downloads & insta likes.

Some days I question why I do what I do with such stubborn persistence.

We live a time where there is often a sensitivity deficit & celebrity seems more important than sincerity.

I want to build a community that’s not about me - as it’s not about being famous, the brightest or the prettiest.

It’s about real people living real lives - gloriously messy with ups and downs, successes and failures.

It’s not about having perfect children, a perfect relationship or a perfect life. 

It’s about showing up and making space for other people.

As Jim Rohn said ‘It’s not about ‘look at me’ - it’s about ‘come with me.’

So, come with me on this journey into the unknown.

None of us have been through this before so I hope you know that I am genuinely here to go alongside you as we weather the storm together.

I started my podcast 3 years ago, I have daily conversations on my Instagram with lots of people from around the world, I chat on Twitter all the time & I engage on LinkedIn & I’m here on Facebook - join me on the journey & bring your friends along too.

I can’t think of a more important moment to have meaningful conversations with people online.

Imagine what you could share with the world if you weren’t constantly overthinking things and didn’t require yourself to be perfect?

I’d really like to build a genuine community of new friends.

Will you join me?