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Nicolle Nattrass is a homeschooling mother, an advocate for Maternal Mental Health, and has been blessed to have a few careers: as a professional actor and writer as well as a Certified Addiction Counselor.
Nicolle is the creator and designer of 4 Creative Journaling programs that focus on self-care and mental wellness.
Nicolle is part of the Journal Council, for the International Association for Journal Writing and is a contributing author of two new books, Transformational Journaling for Coaches & Clients: The Complete Guide to the Benefits of Personal Writing (Routledge Press, 2021) and the Great Book of Journaling (Mango Publishing 2021).
Nicolle values creating environments where tender-hearted conversations can be held and where a trauma-informed lens leads. She wrote her first book, Just the Two of Us: A Soft Place for Tender Hearts to Land, a new book on how to use journaling with children to process stress, anxiety, and trauma (The Zebra Ink, NY).
Take a 90 second pause. 90 seconds is the difference between a reaction and a response.
Nicolle Nattress, author of Just the Two of Us
Nicolle’s Advice for Homeschool Parents:
- Write your feelings in a journal.
- Sit with your child and doodle together.
- Write a word on your journal and just doodle around the word.
- Doodling is a massage for the brain.
- Have a theme word for the day. And check in throughout the day to determine if you’re living by that word.
- Create a morning journalling routine to tune in to what you need.
- Get curious about your feelings and other people’s feelings.
- Get curious about the world around you and your kids will too.
- Journal for just 2-8 minutes a day.
- Treat yourself more: you’ve done amazing this year!
Something happens when we put it out of our minds and put it on the page. My thoughts and my feelings matter.
Nicolle Nattress
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People also ask:
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- You can take a mini-retreat here: the Homeschool Mama Retreat.
- Get more encouragement in the book: Homeschool Mama Self-Care: Nurturing the Nurturer
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