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If your child's behaviour is taking you down a road that is unfamiliar and terrifying, you are not alone. You are being invited to go on a Hero's Journey. 

 

Your Hero's Journey begins with the 'Call to Adventure', when ordinary parenting challenges are a thing of the past and you find yourself in a world of extra difficult trials and tribulations. These may include your child failing out of school, skirmishes with the law, running away, severe emotional dysregulation, cutting, suicide attempts, eating disorders, promiscuity and pregnancy, mental health crises, hospitalizations, homelessness, and addiction. 

 

Welcome to the HEROIC PARENTS’ CLUB, where the 'Quest' is to save your struggling child, and the magic elixir we're seeking turns out to be growth through grief and learning how to lovingly 'Let Go'.  

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For those of you who are unfamiliar with Joseph Campell's mythical Hero’s Journey, this is it in broad strokes: The Call to Adventure (an awareness that something serious is amiss); Refusal of The Call (denial); Crossing of the First Threshold (a triggering event that forces you out of denial); Meeting Friends (those trusty travelling companions who accompany you on your Quest); Wandering Through the Labyrinth (a willingness to seek answers and learn about our true selves); The Supreme Ordeal (facing our greatest fears in a series of tests we all must undergo to begin the transformation); The Dark Night of the Soul (getting glimpses of our blind spots and the source of them); Discovering the Magic Elixir (self-awareness); The Crossing of the Return Threshold (reintegrating this self-awareness into your life).

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Wherever you are on this journey, you are not alone. I too have a child who is struggling, so I know from lived experience that there are lots of us in this club. But in order for the journey to be successful you need wise teachers, the right tools, and fellow travelling companions. The HEROIC PARENTS’ CLUB is a series of workshops and retreats that will give you the opportunity to explore your own Hero's Journey in the company of travelling companions, and create a safe space where we can share our stories and move towards the acceptance of an intangible grief.

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TOGETHER we will learn how to navigate the ambiguous line between when to let go and put some healthy boundaries around ourselves, and when to hold on tight. TOGETHER we will learn how to help our child but not lose ourselves in their struggle. TOGETHER we will learn how to let go of our attachment to outcome and find some peace in the process. TOGETHER we will navigate this intangible grief. By partaking in the HEROIC PARENTS’ CLUB Workshops and Retreats you may even feel a sense of gratitude for this profound 'Call to Adventure'. ​​​​

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So if you are a parent who would be interested in attending a HEROIC PARENT CLUB workshop or retreat, please check out The INVITATION TO CHANGE RETREAT HERE. If you have ideas about what has helped you move through your own grief process please reach out so that we can share your hard earned wisdom. If you are a practitioner who has been wanting to run a workshop for parents on this profound journey, I want to hear from you! Please CLICK HERE or email me at deerlakeglamping@gmail.com.

 

I'm looking forward to connecting with you all,

 

Sara