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Awaken Genius Alternative Education CIC

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Supporting Parents: Emotional Wellbeing, Burnout, &amp; Resilience&nbsp; An Awaken Genius online workshop for parents who want to feel calmer, more connected and better supported, while creating healthier emotional environments for themselves and their children.&nbsp; Parenting can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be overwhelming. Between the demands of family life, work, relationships and everyday responsibilities, it can be easy to put your own emotional wellbeing last. This supportive online workshop offers a safe space to pause, reflect and gain a deeper understanding&nbsp;of what may be happening beneath stress, overwhelm and emotional exhaustion.Drawing on psychotherapy, neuroscience and trauma-informed approaches, we&rsquo;ll explore practical ways to support your emotional wellbeing, regulate your nervous system and develop greater self-awareness in your parenting. What We&#39;ll Cover Understanding parental stress and burnoutRecognising the signs of emotional exhaustion, overwhelm and depletion, and understanding why they happen.Your nervous system and stress responsesExploring fight, flight, freeze and shutdown, with practical techniques to support greater calm and regulation. Understanding your own childhood experiencesExploring how attachment, childhood experiences and unmet emotional needs can sometimes be activated through parenting. Breaking unhelpful patternsDeveloping awareness of automatic reactions&nbsp;and learning to respond with greater choice and compassion. Emotional regulationPractical tools including breathing, grounding, guided imagery and mindfulness&nbsp;to help manage difficult emotions. Guilt, self-worth and the pressure to be &ldquo;a good parent&rdquo;Exploring self-criticism, unrealistic expectations&nbsp;and the pressure to get everything right. Responding rather than reactingUnderstanding your&nbsp;triggers and creating more space between what you feel and how you respond.Building resilience&nbsp;Exploring practices such as affirmations, gratitude and intentional reflection to support healthier thought patterns. Looking after yourself without the guilt&nbsp; Exploring boundaries, rest, identity and sustainable routines that support both you and your family.&nbsp; Creating connection with your child Understanding how your own emotional regulation can support communication, connection and emotional safety within the family. What You&#39;ll Take Away By the end of the workshop, you will have a deeper understanding of your own stress responses and emotional patterns, along with practical tools you can begin using in everyday life.&nbsp; This is not about becoming a &ldquo;perfect parent&rdquo;.It is about recognising that&nbsp;you matter too &mdash; and that caring for your own emotional wellbeing can create more space for connection, patience and presence within your family.A space to pause. A space to understand yourself. A space to feel supported. About Saran Saran is a psychotherapist with a background in neuroscience and an interest in quantum science, passionate about supporting emotional wellbeing, resilience and personal growth. Alongside her therapeutic work, Saran is a Volunteer Director at Awaken Genius and a Wellbeing Officer, where she is committed to promoting greater awareness of mental health, emotional wellbeing and holistic approaches to supporting individuals and families.Her approach is warm, compassionate and trauma-informed, combining therapeutic insight with practical tools to help people better understand themselves, regulate their emotions and build resilience.Through her work, Saran aims to create&nbsp;safe, supportive spaces where parents and individuals feel heard, understood and empowered to make meaningful changes.

Supporting Parents: Emotional Wellbeing, Burnout, &amp; Resilience  An Awaken Genius online workshop for parents who want to feel calmer, more connected and better supported, while creating healthier emotional environments for themselves and their children.  Parenting can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be overwhelming. Between the demands of family life, work, relationships and everyday responsibilities, it can be easy to put your own emotional wellbeing last. This supportive online workshop offers a safe space to pause, reflect and gain a deeper understanding of what may be happening beneath stress, overwhelm and emotional exhaustion.Drawing on psychotherapy, neuroscience and trauma-informed approaches, we’ll explore practical ways to support your emotional wellbeing, regulate your nervous system and develop greater self-awareness in your parenting. What We'll Cover Understanding parental stress and burnoutRecognising the signs of emotional exhaustion, overwhelm and depletion, and understanding why they happen.Your nervous system and stress responsesExploring fight, flight, freeze and shutdown, with practical techniques to support greater calm and regulation. Understanding your own childhood experiencesExploring how attachment, childhood experiences and unmet emotional needs can sometimes be activated through parenting. Breaking unhelpful patternsDeveloping awareness of automatic reactions and learning to respond with greater choice and compassion. Emotional regulationPractical tools including breathing, grounding, guided imagery and mindfulness to help manage difficult emotions. Guilt, self-worth and the pressure to be “a good parent”Exploring self-criticism, unrealistic expectations and the pressure to get everything right. Responding rather than reactingUnderstanding your triggers and creating more space between what you feel and how you respond.Building resilience Exploring practices such as affirmations, gratitude and intentional reflection to support healthier thought patterns. Looking after yourself without the guilt  Exploring boundaries, rest, identity and sustainable routines that support both you and your family.  Creating connection with your child Understanding how your own emotional regulation can support communication, connection and emotional safety within the family. What You'll Take Away By the end of the workshop, you will have a deeper understanding of your own stress responses and emotional patterns, along with practical tools you can begin using in everyday life.  This is not about becoming a “perfect parent”.It is about recognising that you matter too — and that caring for your own emotional wellbeing can create more space for connection, patience and presence within your family.A space to pause. A space to understand yourself. A space to feel supported. About Saran Saran is a psychotherapist with a background in neuroscience and an interest in quantum science, passionate about supporting emotional wellbeing, resilience and personal growth. Alongside her therapeutic work, Saran is a Volunteer Director at Awaken Genius and a Wellbeing Officer, where she is committed to promoting greater awareness of mental health, emotional wellbeing and holistic approaches to supporting individuals and families.Her approach is warm, compassionate and trauma-informed, combining therapeutic insight with practical tools to help people better understand themselves, regulate their emotions and build resilience.Through her work, Saran aims to create safe, supportive spaces where parents and individuals feel heard, understood and empowered to make meaningful changes.

Awaken Genius Alternative Education CIC

Supporting Parents: Emotional Wellbeing, Burnout & Resilience

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