The Swallow's Trail Parenting Support

16/05/2026

We are not just here to raise our children,
Their wisdom, authenticity and sense of connection to themselves are very often what raises us and fuels our growth as humans too! 🌱🪴🌳
The older I get (I’m 50 next year!)
And the longer I work with parents, children and families (almost 30 years now 🫶)
the more deeply engrained this becomes as one of my core values in Parent Support!
Please share with me in the comments,
What have your children been teaching you?

10/05/2026

Big feelings can be highly contagious…
The good news is regulation can be contagious too!
Getting to know our own ‘shark music’ and understand our own reactions and sense of overload as parents means that we can have new choices about how to respond…..
If you’d like 1:1 online support with this or you’d like to know when my next 8 Week Online Circle of Security Parent Group starts, please get in touch!
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08/05/2026

Still laughing at this!!🤪🤣
After getting so many messages on stories,
I decided it deserved a place on my grid!
It’s a playful reminder:
To not take ourselves so seriously as parents and
That it can be interesting to see things from different angles and perspectives!
Every day is a school day 😆
I celebrated my 22nd Momaversary this week.💕
I have created an empowering and compassionate online support service for parents.
It’s not really a place where you’ll find ‘top tips’ or ‘tips and tricks’…
Or do’s and don’ts,
There are absolutely no ‘shoulds’ 🚫
Just new perspectives on the power of relationship, connection, playfulness and self-compassion in Parenting.
See you there?!?

06/05/2026

Today is my 22nd ‘Momaversary’✨
The greatest joy of my life,
And the most humbling role I have ever held.
A life long journey into learning more about myself and being led towards more growth and self-compassion 💕
I am asked a lot why I chose to specialise in working with parents.
There are so many reasons behind the ‘why’.
But the simplest reason of all is that:
On a human level, I get it.
I want to be a compassionate source of support for parents through:
The highs and the lows,
The mountains we climb,
The worries, the doubts,
The pride and the joy,
The myriad of feelings along the way,
The journey it takes you on,
To help you to trust in your own instincts and the wisdom of our children.
To my greatest ever teacher,
Thank you, and Happy Birthday! ###

28/04/2026

If only I’d known this sooner!
It could have saved me a lot of self-doubt and second guessing myself as a younger mum 💕
But it’s never too late to learn something new.✨
And even better that knowing this now means I get to share it with the parents
I work with!
Send this to a parent friend you admire who might need to see this today.🫶
Or save it for a tricky day for yourself ✨

27/04/2026

We worry about falling,
About making mistakes and getting things wrong,
Because we care so deeply about getting things right.
And yet, as our children watch us grow, they learn what it is to spread their wings and soar to new heights!
Remember this question on wobbly days! If you would like support growing your confidence at any stage on your parenting path, I’m happy to support you on the journey!

27/04/2026

Delighted to contribute to this article!

You love all of your kids deeply, but may feel closer to one. Instead of feeling ashamed, be more attentive to all of them, writes Helen O'Callaghan

22/04/2026

Thank you Shannon Family Resource Centre and all the lovely parents who came to the workshop!

22/04/2026

This was a really interesting topic.
Something I had never been asked about before….
It can be an uncomfortable idea to sit with.
But, as with anything in parenting it is nuanced and can be viewed from many angles.
Thank you to Helen O Callaghan of the for inviting me to share my thoughts!
And it made me smile to see my colleague Denise Enright had contributed with compassion and wisdom too!

20/04/2026

20/04/2026

I get most of my new queries on Mondays!
And those queued are always welcome 💫