Lara Rust Counselling

10/10/2025

Are you a parent who feels like you've tried everything and nothing works? You're not alone!

The Behaviour SOS Summit is a free, 4-day online event for parents and educators featuring 26 experts discussing tools and mindsets to understand and support challenging behaviours in children, focusing on neurodiversity-affirming approaches.

The summit runs from October 10–13 and provides resources for parents and educators, with sessions on nervous system-based strategies, school-related challenges, and effective communication.

Register Here:
https://parentingadhdandautism.com/2025-behavior-sos-registration/

Starts today, replays available for 24-hours.

Go from reacting in the moment to creating lasting change. REGISTER When behavior feels intense, it’s easy to focus on stopping the moment instead of understanding the cause. But behavior is communication — your child’s nervous system sending signals about safety, stress, or unmet needs. Once ...

16/09/2025

14/09/2025

Let Sunday be a soft place to land.

Unplug, breathe, notice the little things, the warmth of your tea, the laughter in the room, the quiet stillness.

You don’t have to hustle today. You just have to be.

13/09/2025

Your worth was never meant to be measured by productivity, achievements, or appearance.

Say this out loud: “I am valuable simply because I exist.”

Write it down. Repeat it until you believe it.

12/09/2025

Life isn’t always sunshine.

But here’s the thing: even the darkest night sky holds stars.

Your struggles don’t erase your light,
they make it shine even brighter.

Keep going. The morning always comes. 🌈

10/09/2025

It’s midweek, time for a quick self check-in.
How are you really doing?

Sometimes we plow through the days without noticing how heavy our shoulders have become, how tense we feel or how shallow our breaths are.

Take 30 seconds:
unclench your jaw
soften your gaze
drop your shoulders
breathe in deeply.

REPEAT.

You don’t have to wait for a breakdown to give yourself a break.

09/09/2025

Think about the way you comfort a friend who’s struggling: with patience, gentleness, and reassurance.

Now, imagine offering that same kindness to yourself.

You deserve it just as much. ❤

08/09/2025

Happy Monday!

You don’t need to sprint into the week.
Start small.

Send that one email, drink that glass of water, step outside for two minutes. Tiny choices compound. Progress doesn’t have to roar, sometimes it whispers.

Give yourself credit for the quiet victories.

04/09/2025

Not every growth is visible. 🌱

Every effort you make, even the quiet, unseen ones, is building the foundation for your breakthrough. Keep nurturing yourself, keep believing, and trust your process.

22/08/2025

Ever been told to “sit with your feelings” and thought… okay, but HOW? 🤔

This diagram breaks it down beautifully 👇

It’s not about fixing or judging. It’s not about pushing emotions away or labelling them as good or bad, it's just noticing, allowing, and being kind to yourself and giving yourself permission to feel and understand what’s going on inside.

Do you usually sit with your feelings, or distract yourself when emotions come up?

18/08/2025

🌱 New Week, New Energy 🌱

What if this Monday wasn’t about rushing or surviving the week ahead, but about creating tiny moments of meaning?

🌱Write down one thing you’re looking forward to this week.
🌱 Send a kind message to someone you care about.
🌱 Step outside and notice something beautiful you’ve never paid attention to before.

Happiness isn’t only found in the “big wins.” Sometimes it lives in the quiet, ordinary moments we allow ourselves to feel.

This Monday, instead of carrying the weight of everything, try carrying just one thing: hope.