David Brooks: The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake – The Atlantic

The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/

No control

“I cannot control whether or not another person chooses to stay or leave. I can only control how I choose to show up each day and work towards becoming the best version of myself. And so I trust that this person is entering my life for the reason they are meant to at this time and I will treasure their company and let this connection unfold in the way that it is meant to, whether it lasts for a day, a month or a lifetime.

And it matters not whether they leave, as I have learned to love my own company and not need another and I will never leave myself. For this is the foundation for all positive relationships.

And if I truly love another person, then I will want what is best for them, and if that is for them to not be with me, then I will let them go with love, knowing that if they are ever meant to return, they will, and if not, them leaving makes space for those who are still meant to come.

And if I ever find myself missing them, I will remind myself that what I love and admire most in them also exists within me and I can be that for myself now. And every positive emotion I experienced in their presence, I created within myself and can experience just as strongly in their absence.

And when they leave, it is not a reflection of my worth,

it is simply that our paths are no longer aligned

as we are travelling in different directions.

And if I feel that they failed to truly see me or appreciate me,

I will never take their actions personally

and remind myself

that it wasn’t that they didn’t love me,

but they loved me

from the level from which they could love.”

Words by Tahlia Hunter

Artwork: Dorina Costras

Empower Wholeness Intimacy

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10 Wonderful Things That Make Being a Boy Mom So Extraordinary

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From the wonderful to the wild to the just plain weird, being a boy mom is full of surprises! Read on for 10 reasons why it’s so extraordinary!
— Read on www.creativehealthyfamily.com/10-wonderful-things-that-make-being-a-boy-mom-so-extraordinary/

Maya Angelou – Change / Charlie McCready

I love the defiance, resilience and fortitude of Maya Angelou’s quote here. I love her face. It’s one that experienced a great deal in her lifetime, but she triumphed and just look at the kindness in her eyes and the sweetness of her smile. It’s not to deny any experience that impacts our lives and causes us to change but to find acceptance. We see it. It happened. But it is not who we are, and it doesn’t get to become our identity. Among her many beautiful words, she also said:

‘If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.’

‘You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.’

And the magnificent: ‘… in spite of the adversity and the bitter moments, again we rise.’

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Targeted parent. Charlie McCready

Parental alienation, with all its associated injustice and grief, requires great strength, and it feels as if we are tested daily. It calls on us to recognise our mental and emotional strength. There are many techniques to strengthen our Personal Authority, and practising these should be part of a daily routine.

My 9-step program has been designed to help alienated parents start taking back their power.

You learn to look at the experience of alienation through your children’s eyes and adapt your behaviours to better support them. You discover what pushes them away and what brings them closer to you. You start putting this into practice early on in the programme to maximise the benefits. You also learn to understand your own mental and emotional state so that you can begin to restore calm, control and even happiness in your life once more. You benefit from a wide range of coping strategies and tools that help you to shift the way you experience alienation, reducing your stress and enhancing your resilience and personal power.

You are far more powerful than you think, and you can greatly reduce your emotional suffering.

I typically see people changing within the first few weeks of the programme, and by the end of the program, they are already on a path to making big shifts in their life. The most profoundly healing and helpful thing we can offer our alienated children is our own healing.

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