Self-Compassionate Parenting
Sunday, March 2, 2025 | 9-1 pm MST
Available In-Studio and Livestream
This class is for parents of ALL ages who: Feel pressure to parent "perfectly", Spend more time managing kids than enjoying them, Have lost touch with their pre-parent self, Feel depleted at day's end.
Join us to find more joy and ease in your parenting journey, whether you have young children, teens, or kids with special needs.
Transform Your Inner Dialogue: Learn practical mindfulness techniques to quiet the judgmental inner voice that fuels parental guilt and anxiety. Through guided exercises and group discussion, you'll develop tools to replace harsh self-criticism with self-compassion, leading to more peaceful and present interactions with your children.
Reclaim Your Self-Care Without Guilt: Discover how prioritizing your wellbeing directly enhances your parenting. Through movement practices, you'll create sustainable self-care strategies that honor both your needs and your family's needs.
Embrace Imperfect Connection: Learn to let go of rigid parenting expectations and "shoulds" that create tension in family relationships. Through experiential activities, you'll develop skills to accept yourself and your children exactly as you are, fostering deeper authentic connections and more joyful family.
Tuition: $199
In Studio Location: Una Vida Meditation and Movement | 7960 Niwot Rd Suite B12 OR Livestream
Meet Natalie Whiteford, EmC I, PhD
I am a mom of 2 teenage boys, a wife, a dog mom, and a psychologist. I'm also an amateur cookie decorator, an overly enthusiastic buyer of books, a fierce friend, and a lover of silence and all things cozy.
I have been a therapist for 20 years. I LOVE humans in all their messy greatness. For years, my clients and I spent a lot of time in our heads, talking about what was going on and what needed to change. I saw a lot of people do a lot of great work. Then, my own experiences as a parent and a human forced me to get out of my head and into my body. I had to learn to trust my instincts and become more authentic and present in all aspects of my life. In turn, my clients and I spent less time in our heads and more time fully present in the room with each other. So much healing can happen in the space between authentic, present, compassionate people, and I am so excited to create that space with all of you!
“You already have everything it takes to be exactly the parent your child needs. You don’t need to change or lose yourself. You need to trust in and listen to yourself”. - Natalie