NTM 396: Creating a family holiday that actually *feels* like a holiday

The tips you need to know to create a family holiday that feels like connection and joy, and leaves you feeling replenished. Instead of assuming you’ll have a great time, because it looks the Instagram picture, but it feels like resentment and overwhelm. 

In this episode we discuss:

- Becoming attached to the experience your child has

- The expectation on everyone to have a good time because you’ve spent money

- Measuring yourself against others’ experiences and ending up in shame and guilt 

- Using comparison to fuel us, but recognising when it’s collapsing us

- Creating a ‘heads up’ to guide your family and balance their nervous systems 

- Giving details that help our kids feel safe 

- Setting our kids up to adjust and flow with change 

- Getting your kids on board, rather than fighting you 

- Creating more ease as a parent 

- When you hide the challenge, you intensify the problem 

- Co-regulation tools to use with your child 

- Clearly defining parent roles and expectations 

- Recognising the needs and meeting them 

- Resisting labelling and judging our kids, which leads to more irritation 

- Asking ourselves ‘How could this look different?’

- Allowing your child’s experience (even and especially when) it’s the opposite of yours.

- Remembering the more powerful teacher is letting your kids have their own experience 

- Holding the vision and trusting the process


To explore feminine embodiment, intimacy and relationship in Honey Club with Julie, visit https://julietenner.love/

To explore conscious parenting and inspiring motherhood in Reimagining Motherhood with Bridget, visit https://www.bridgetwood.life/