30/08/2026
"I'm no longer hiding in the kitchen."
She used to set the air fryer for 12 minutes, and stay there the whole time!!
π₯If there was a fight brewing between her two kids, she'd listen out but stay in the kitchen.
π₯If tantrums were escalating, she'd quickly go settle it but then dash back to the kitchen.
π₯If she risked being hit or assaulted by a potential meltdown, the kitchen was her escape room.
Because leaving meant panic. Hypervigilance. Braced for impact.
Her own home didn't feel safe.
We didn't work on her parenting.
We didn't work on her kids.
We worked on her nervous system.
Session by session, having her body trust, having her body feel safe, having her body let go.
πUnhooking survival patterns that formed when she was young, being parentified, looking after her siblings, whilst also being academic at school.
πUnhooking the need to be super busy, spinning 14 plates at the same time, the only time she felt safe, useful and "in control". But it no longer serves her energy levels decades on.
πRelaxation wasn't in her vocabulary. Even her holidays had an intention and goal (I kid you not!)
And here's what she told me recently:
"π° πππ πππ πππ π
πππ πππ
π
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ππππ ππππ ππππππππππππ ππ. πΎπ'ππ πππππππππππ. π°'π ππ ππππππ πππ
πππ, πππππππ. π° πππ ππππ ππ πππ π
πππ ππππ ππππ πππ
ππππ π³πππ, πππππππ
ππ π
ππ
ππππ ππ πππ
π ππππ πππ πππππππ."
β¨She didn't change her children.
β¨She didn't change her circumstances.
β¨She rewired how her body responds to them. And in turn, the kids respond differently to mum.
And in doing so, she got her family back. And they got their mum back.
That 12 minute air fryer reprieve?
She doesn't need it anymore.
If you're surviving your own home rather than living in it DM me "KITCHEN" and I'll send you a link to book a call with me.