Make family time magical again
1-1 coaching for parents of highly sensitive children
Are you a stressed mother of a sensitive child?
Are you worried that the sensitivity that makes your child so very special is now tipping towards anxiety and fearful behaviour?
Do any of these situations sound familiar:
- Bedtime battles of 'one more story', 'I can't sleep' and 'I'm scared'?
- Mornings marred by mysterious tummy aches that only materialise on the way to school?
- Family days out that end with a long drive home in stony silence because you just can't deal with any more moaning and whining?
If you answered yes to all of those questions then believe me I've been there, I understand how exhausted you are, and I am here to help.
I know that you are ready to to show up as your best self for your family, and you would go to the ends of the earth to create a peaceful home full of happy memories so that you can nurture a calm and confident child.
THE SOLUTION STARTS WITH YOU
If you think about the cycle you are currently stuck in, I'm willing to bet it goes something like this - you are tired, stressed out and overwhelmed with juggling work and home life. You feel guilty that you are letting both your family AND your colleagues or business down. You want the time you do spend with your kids to be magical but you are under so much pressure that when the slightest thing goes wrong you snap.
So you are irritable and impatient with your child and they mirror your response.
Perhaps this looks like tears or tantrums, clinginess or defiance, but it definitely serves to escalate the situation. Voices are raised and you end up even more tired, stressed out and overwhelmed than you were to begin with.
And when you react from those emotions... the cycle continues.
Maybe it's time to try something different.
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND IMAGINE...
Imagine you have a toolbox of simple and effective strategies to manage your own stress and anxiety symptoms. And once you've found your own calm, you're able to teach those same strategies to your children.
You use them together and everyday your bond grows stronger because you are able to communicate effectively and deal with negative emotions in a safe and controlled way. Your child carries on using these skills for life, perhaps they even teach them to their own children. Because when they look back at memories of this time in their lives, all they know is calm joy.
The Art of Calm is the only place to experience the SAND Box method...
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And the sandbox itself is a SAFE place for creativity and curiosity.
What is The Art of Calm?
The Art of Calm is a coaching programme unlike any other...
You will experience my unique blend of therapeutic arts (drawing, creative writing, collage) and NLP tools (reframing, storytelling) that has been extensively tried and tested over the last two decades.
But what makes this package really special is that it includes 1-1 sessions for mum AND 1-2 (or more) sessions for mother and child/children, and a personalised monthly programme of activities for the whole family to enjoy at home. It also includes Monday-Friday e-mail or text support, beautiful workbooks and a stunning creative care plan that you can refer back to again and again as your child grows.
I have complete confidence in this process for the simple reason that it is the exact method I used with my own anxious child, and with so many other families over the last 20 years working as an artist facilitator.
Hi, I'm Shonie Short
I’m a professional artist, accredited NLP practitioner and a certified and registered therapeutic arts coach.
For the last two decades I have been leading art workshops in health, care and community settings, including hospitals, domestic violence refuges and homelessness shelters. I've worked with survivors of abuse and addiction, refugees and asylum seekers, children who have been removed from their families and women in the justice system, and time and time again I have witnessed the extraordinary healing power of art.
So much so that I have been using the same therapeutic art and NLP storytelling techniques with my own son to relieve his anxiety since he was four years old. He's now a confident twelve year old - but whenever he does feel worried or stressed he's able to use the tools we’ve developed together to manage his emotions so they no longer overwhelm him.
Why Work With Me?
Twenty years experience in therapeutic arts facilitation
International bestselling author
Expert in the field - two Masters Degrees and internationally published research
Accredited NLP practitioner and Therapeutic Arts Coach
Commissioned by NHS and national
mental health charities
Registered with the Accredited
Coaching Association
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Testimonials
"I was left feeling completely peaceful"
"This was my first experience with art therapy and I was left feeling completely peaceful. Shonie has such a calming and friendly presence, and guided me through this without judgement or pressure."
Susie I.
"Cleared the cobwebs and chaos"
"Shonie's calm presence put me at ease. She talked with care about how the session would develop. I felt safe, able to express what I had in my head and more importantly what I had in my heart.
Unlike other coaching experiences there was a light energy, but a deep connection which, come the end, I felt had cleared the cobwebs and chaos in me."
Angela B.
"New ways to be creative"
"It was really relaxing and enjoyable and I found new ways to be creative with my thoughts. I will definitely be sharing this with friends and booking in again."
Annie M.
The Art of Calm programme is available today at the introductory rate of £99/$120 x 12 months*
*£1188/$1436 in total, only available until 31st December 2022
Your £99/$120 monthly investment x 12 months includes:
- Full 3 month Art of Calm programme
- 60 minute introductory session to establish what you need so that we can create a truly bespoke programme for your family
- Alternate weekly 1-1 sessions with a registered therapeutic arts coach (for mum)
- Alternate weekly 1-2 sessions with a registered therapeutic arts coach (for mum and child/children)
- A personalised programme of weekly activities to complete with the whole family that responds and builds on the 1-1 sessions
- Weekly check-in phone call and email or text support
- All workbooks and coaching materials
- Bespoke Creative Care Kit to take away
- 12 months in The Art of Calm community with monthly group coaching calls
At the end of the twelve weeks you will have the knowledge and experience to continue using these tools for life, as well as a clear strategy about putting them into practise, and the confidence to adapt them and make them your own as your child grows.
Contact Me
If you would like more information and a no-pressure discussion about whether the package is a good fit for you and your family, message shonie@theseartfulhours.com and we can set up a conversation via email, phone or video call.
shonie@theseartfulhours.com
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