Connect before you React

I adapted this from Dr Shefali, who says ‘Connect before you Correct’ as a parent. I love that woman and I’m so grateful for how her work in the world and how it gives me a chance at becoming a better mother.

To Connect before I React is still a lesson I’m learning.

 Itโ€™s not just about how I parent but how Iโ€™m a wife, a friend, a daughter and sister, and most of all how I talk to myself. To be honest I thought Iโ€™d got it by now but hey, thereโ€™s more for me to learn on this. 

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Not OK

Not ok is ok

Donโ€™t be ok
when itโ€™s not ok
Lean into the pain in your heart
when it breaks
for the smallest things;
a mum who says โ€˜waitโ€™ when you need her โ€˜nowโ€™
a friend who says โ€˜noโ€™ when you need a โ€˜Hell Yeah!โ€™
when you feel belittled, and not invited
when you feel not good enough, or out of place
not heard, not seen
not valued

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