Navigating Parenthood with Compassion and Realistic Expectations
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Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: In parenting, Roxy Manning notes the tendency for self-judgment and external judgment. Roxy suggests that being a single parent or a working parent influences your ability to implement parenting strategies. The importance of assessing the feasibility of strategies in one's current life context is emphasized. Roxy encourages self-compassion and mourning the gap between desired and achievable outcomes. Her message encourages understanding personal constraints and practicing self-compassion in parenting.
Keywords:
- Roxanne Manning
- Roxy Manning
- Inbal Kashtan
- NVC parenting
- compassion
- self judgment
- self judgement
- self compassion
- mourning
- single parent
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