Weekly WINGS

Wisdom and Inspiration Nurturing Growth and Success

As a parent of a child with significant childhood adversity, I am learning more and more that the change that I hope to see in my son is the change that I need to make in myself, too.

One of the most important aspects of raising or teaching a child who has experienced trauma is helping them trust adults and see themselves as capable and worthy.

The challenge is that for so many of our children, they already have a deep belief that they are not capable and not worthy.

This is true for adults, too.

Our minds are full of thoughts and beliefs that have been formed over many years of childhood and adult experiences that our minds continue to interpret through a protective lens of survival.

This is why it’s often very hard to change a habit or achieve a big goal or dream.  

The moment we step out of our “comfort zone” of the daily grind, our minds go into over-drive trying to stop us from doing anything unknown.

Because to the nervous system, the unknown is dangerous.

The only way to make a breakthrough is to stop believing every thought that we think.

In other words, we need to drop into our hearts and bodies to make decisions and not always listen to the danger signals our nervous system sends us every time we try something new, try to change an old habit, or go for our biggest dreams.

The key to doing so is to provide safety to the nervous system.

Through safety, co-regulation, and support in trusted relationships, change and transformation is always possible, no matter how long we have been stuck in a state of survival.  

As parents and teachers of children with nervous systems on high alert, it’s important to create an environment and relationships of deep safety so that they can try something new, change habits, and go for their dreams, too.

LAST CHANCE:
HSI Trauma Certification ProgramsOctober cohort starts next week!

HSI’s Certification programs provide the tools and strategies you need to become a confident expert who can be a role-model and trauma-informed changemaker in schools, communities, and families.    

Our October Cohort starts on October 2nd!  If you have been thinking about joining us, this is your final chance to get in for October!

Many of our graduates have also found that the program has made them better parents and teachers of their own children!  

For more information, reach out to Support@WingBuilder.com!

I hope this edition of the Weekly WINGS has been helpful to you!

Take good care of your own nervous system and the nervous systems of the children you parent and teach this week… safety is essential for growth and transformation!
Thanks for reading, and I will see you again next week!