A Parenting Group is starting in Whitechurch Co. Cork on 3rd April 7.30pm. The group will be a place of exploration, understanding and nurturing. We will be doing Auricular (ear) acupuncture as part of parent nurturing and relaxation. It is €10 per session and will run for 6 sessions. Please make contact to book a place. If there are any…
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When I asked one of the Mum’s if she could write something about her experience of developing as a compassionate parent, I was blown away by what she wrote and how she tells us that compassion acts as a container for her difficult emotions that come with being a parent. It shows the power of compassionate parenting – practicing, harnessing…
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The various workshops and initiatives Resilient Minds provide supports schools, parents and individuals to develop their own Compassionate techniques. This means learning new ways of talking to ourselves, new ways of relating to problems and developing emotional resilience. The work is based largely on Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), but what is this? CFT is a therapy that develops and combines…
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At the core of Resilient Minds Workshops and psychotherapeutic practice is Compassionate Mind Training. This is a way of training our minds to be at their most helpful by develop certain skills and qualities. This then helps us to relate to our difficult feelings – such as anxiety, depression, anger and worry – in new and helpful ways. The work…
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The person you are today is mostly the combination of two things: 1. Your genes 2. Your early childhood environment In other words, your brain was created by two things you could not control. We already know that your brain was created for you not by you (see blog what’s a tricky brain, anyway?) and now we know that it…
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