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14/01/2026

I had a client contact me today and let me know that the school had reached out to ask what the year was likely to look like for her kiddo.

She was NOT ready!

I get it.... schools are starting to return to life...

Our nervous systems are not ready for these calls.

So many of us are still recovering from last year!!

Go gently people.

31/12/2025

On the thirty first day of December Kelly said to me...

Thank you for sticking with her right through the 31 days of December.

May the new year bring peace, new strategies and people into your life that help everyone in your family flourish.

I'm so grateful to each and every one of you.

Much love
Kelly

30/12/2025

On the thirtieth of December Kelly said to me....

If you are really struggling with the holidays, don't struggle alone.

Please contact one of the organisations that is designed to help you.

Lifeline
13 11 14
Call 24/7 for crisis support and su***de prevention services

Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636
Call 24/7 for advice, referral and support from a trained mental health professional

Su***de Call Back Service
1300 659 467
24/7 free counselling and support for people at risk of su***de, carers and bereaved

13 Yarn
13 92 76
24/7 national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

MensLine Australia
1300 78 99 78
24/7 telephone and online support for men with emotional health and relationship concerns

Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800
24/7 private and confidential phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25

1800RESPECT
1800 737 732
24/7 counselling, information and referrals for sexual assault, domestic and family violence

29/12/2025

On the twenty-ninth day of December Kelly said to me...

The heat can be unrelenting over Christmas.

Use washcloths, ice, water play, cool singlets, boxer shorts (for boys and girls), tepid baths, sprinklers, the hose, air conditioning, the pool, trampoline with the hose (always a hit at our home)

There's probably heaps more tips. If you have any good ways for dealing with the heat, let me know!

27/12/2025

On the twenty..... I don't even know... day of December Kelly said to me....

What day is it?

I don't even know!

I'm water-logged and have drunk a bit too much wine and dealt with a few meltdowns (not all from the young people!)

I've done enough talking. How are you going?

27/12/2025

On the four hundredth and fifty-seventh day of December Kelly said to me....

Have you seen my feet?

I ate too much ham!!

26/12/2025

On the twenty-sixth day of December Kelly said to me....

There may be a letdown.

And it's sometimes a wave that you need to ride with compassion.

Maybe Christmas was disastrous. Maybe the meltdown was epic. Maybe the chaos and the people and the food and all the different was just too much.

It's ok to feel a little down. defeated. exhausted.

Take some time if you can to lay on the couch with your feet above your head regaining a little bit of your sense of self. Maybe even watch some cricket if it doesn't make your eye twitch.

Much love
Kelly

25/12/2025

On the twenty-fifth of December Kelly said to me....

Happy Christmas!

May you have a calm and enjoyable Christmas.

And if it doesn't look insta perfect, don't stress. There's only a very small amount of the population that makes that happen!

Much love
Kelly xx

23/12/2025

On the twenty-fourth day of December, Kelly said to me.....

Enjoy what Christmas looks like for your family.

Turn off social media if you need to.

Take photos of your family and enjoy what that looks like. It doesn't have to look like everyone else's Christmas.

You have a choice: You can spend the whole time comparing your life's hardships to someone else's highlight reel, or you can enjoy the positives in your own life right now.

Much love
Kelly

22/12/2025

On the twenty-third of December Kelly said to me....

Set realistic expectations for yourself.

Not just your young person, but for yourself.

I don't know about you but I'm exhausted coming into this holiday period.

This means I need to manage my own expectations.

Do I expect that all my gifts will be wrapped in a fancy way (how cool is the multi-layered book wrapping?) - no.
Do I even expect that I will wrap my gifts? Am I buying gift bags instead?
Do I need to roast a turkey? Or can I buy something that will take 40 minutes in the oven?
Do I need to do all the nibbles myself, or can I buy a platter from Woollies?
Will I need a nap on Christmas Day?
Will drinking alcohol affect my ability to manage my own emotions on Christmas Day?
Do I need to take something I prefer to drink instead?
Am I going to eat beforehand, because even though lunch is from 12, you know it won't be until 2.30, before you eat and hangry doesn't look good on you.

21/12/2025

On the twenty-second of December Kelly said to me...

Sometimes... nothing works.

Have exit or contingency plans.

Have a discussion beforehand with the people who are important to help you manage that. Tell them if XYZ happens, then this is what we are going to do.

It might be:

Sit in the lounge while everyone else is outside so that we can regulate.
Go to Maccas to get an ice cream
Pack up and head home
Pull out the devices
Use the pool - or the shower/bath to help settle the nervous system.
Take the gifts with us and open them later. Perhaps send photos for those who are disappointed in seeing them open their gift.
Not going to force someone to sit at the table to eat.

We are also going to remind people that your person " is not giving them a hard time, they are having a hard time ' (one of my favourite Ross Greene quotes - check his stuff out over here https://livesinthebalance.org/)

What others do you have? I'm always interested to see what contingencies people put into place!

20/12/2025

On the twenty-first day of Christmas Kelly said to me....

Take any opportunity that is presented to look after yourself.

How do you do that, you say?

5 minutes outside drinking a coffee (or drink of choice)

2 minutes longer in the shower.

Use the good cream on your hands - you know, the one that you want to save for 'good'.

Wear clothes that make you feel amazing

If you are staying with family and can lay in, then set that up for a morning.

Drink tea or coffee that you like. Splurge on the good stuff!

Drink water in amongst the Christmas spirits. Look after your future self.

Remind yourself as often as you need to - I am doing the best I can with what I have.

Reconsider your expectations. Does the chicken need to be home-roasted or can it be from Woolies? Do you need 400 sides, or will 3 suffice? Do you need a 7 tiered trifle or will some meringue nests and squirty cream suffice.

If you can't be kind to yourself, think about what I would tell you. Start the sentence with - Kelly would say how can I be kind to myself and others in this situation? (there's a mug in my OAW online shop that says What would Kelly Say!!)

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