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Welcome to the Journal

Reflections on re-connection, growth, and being fully human.

Here, you’ll find thoughtful reflections on somatic counselling, trauma recovery, internal family systems, emotional overwhelm, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and what it really means to live in right relationship with yourself.

Isabel Prystawik Isabel Prystawik

From Leave to Launch: Preparing for What Comes Next

Returning to work after parental leave is about much more than childcare and logistics. From Leave to Launch is a six-week group designed to help primary caregivers prepare for this next transition with practical support, community and celebration.

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Sport Parenting Is the Mirror: Why This Feels So Personal

Sport parenting isn’t the work — it’s the mirror. When your child’s sport life feels personal, intense, and emotionally consuming, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong. It’s because connection, identity, hope, fear, and worth are all in play. This is an invitation into a deeper relationship with yourself.

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