I Am A Capable Parent

So many of the toughest moments in parenting are rooted in not feeling capable or in control. In this guided meditation, we explore the phrase "I am a capable parent" and imagine what life would be like if we trusted in our own capability. You are, and always have been, capable in so many ways.

Transcript

In this meditation. We're going to explore the idea. Of being a capable parent. A capable parent. Who can handle things. So often in our trickiest moments as parents. What makes it harder? Is when the limiting belief I can't handle things. Or I'm not good enough. Gets in the way. And so we're going to play with and explore the idea. Being a capable parent. So settle into your chair. Feel your feet on the floor. Perhaps take your hands. And give yourself a little rub. Your thighs. And your arms. Feeling the connection between your hands. And your body. And we're going to say to yourself. The following phrase. I am a capable parent. And notice how that feels. Do you accept it? Do you reject it? Is there a voice that's coming in? Criticise or correct. And wherever you are, Just know that it's completely fine. And if there is something coming in to reject this idea that you're a capable parent. We'll just be so kind and gentle to that. Because often that's the part that wants to keep us striving. It tells us. We're not good enough and need to keep working. And let's just be super kind and gentle. Like a parent, Gently. Guiding a child. And we'll say to that resistance, Thank you. But I am a capable parent. And imagine. Of this belief. Was driving the bus of your life. I am a capable parent. How might you handle difficult situations in your parenting? How might you handle? Big emotional situations in your parenting. If you believed with every cell of your being. That you were a capable parent. And we're going to grow this belief. So find somewhere in your body where it's willing. To settle. And cell by cell. We're going to grow this belief into your body. I am a capable parent. And we don't have to do it quickly. It can go at the pace it wants to go at. Cell by cell. Filling you up. With this belief. I am a capable parent. And if there's any resistance, We might remind this resistance. That to get this far in life. We've been capable in so many ways. And parenting is just something else. That we can trust. That we can handle. You can do hard things. Because you are a capable parent. Breathing into this phrase, I am a capable parent. Breathing it in to every cell of your body. What might be possible for you. With this belief. Leading the show of your life. I am a capable parent. And you can return to this phrase. Anytime you need to. I am a capable parent.