Off to a good start

A positive perspective

Article: Fostering positivity in the family It's a brand-new year. An opportunity to wipe the slate clean and to consider how to create a more positive home environment in which your family can connect and continue to grow. Collaboration is key. January is a great time to introduce monthly family meetings. These are most successful when not used to come down on your children for what they're not doing well enough. Rather, they're an opportunity to address problem areas that need resolution. So, instead of saying something like "I'd like you to get off your phone so that you can help me more" say something like "I feel like I'm the last man standing in the kitchen after dinner. I'd like to explore a solution to this so that I don't feel so alone."... Read more at http://www.helpmesara.com/2019/01/fostering-positivity-in-the-family/	Podcast: Learning To Love Your Crooked Self We're our own worst critics but sometimes we get some help from the family in which we were raised. So was the case for my guest, Katharine Love, who, after decades of self loathing, learnt the art of loving as she says, her "crooked self." I am sure you will find her story inspirational. Over the course of this podcast, you will learn more about: Katharine's early beginnings and how she was shaped by her family's response being "different" What the word "crooked" means to her How her diagnosis of Moebius Syndrome changed the path she was on What else contributed towards her self loathing and how this manifested itself When and how she managed to take "control" of her life and see herself through a different lens Positive changes have taken place over the past few years Resources and inspiration so that you too can go from self loathing at the worst to self loving at the best Listen at http://www.helpmesara.com/2019/01/learning-to-love-your-crooked-self/
News & Notes I am excited to share that the 2nd annual Living in the "fifty zone" one day event for women will take place at the Thornhill Community Centre on Saturday April 13th from 9:30 am to 2:45 pm. Dr. David Kanawaty, well respected respirologist at North York General Hospital, and Director of several sleep clinics will be talking about women and sleep. Suzy Rosenstein, an inspirational midlife coach and producer and host of the popular podcast Women in the Middle: Loving Life after 50! will share her views on how its never too late to find or renew passion and purpose. I am confident that this will be an exciting and rewarding day. For more information or to register, please visit www.womensupport.ca. If you sign up for this event before February 14th at 5pm, you will be entered into a Valentine's Day draw to get a full refund. Good luck!
If you have ideas for future articles or podcasts, please don’t hesitate to contact me at helpmesara@sympatico.ca. Also, please subscribe to my Facebook page and follow @helpmesara on twitter. Until next time… Psychologist & Author

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