Let your mess be your message…!

I think one of the reasons people like my training sessions is because I’m a human being.

I bring myself to it all. I draw on anecdotes from my own life.

The ups and downs and topsy turviness of it all.

Personally, I think that’s much more powerful that talking in the abstract.

This morning I was presenting a session on ‘Managing life challenges and events in the workplace’.

It was all about the difficulties of life:

Infertility, bereavement, legal disputes, mental health issues, supporting people around neurodiversity…and loads of other life stuff.

And ways of managing work alongside all these things. Compartmentalising, focusing, structuring. And allowing yourself to be human!

The irony was an hour before the session my husband called to say our twinions were having meltdowns all over the place. And refusing to go to breakfast club.

And a few hours later he had to collect them early from school as little O’s asthma was bad again.

It’s not all about having kids of course.

But they are a good example of the messiness and unpredictability of life.

These days I’ve become a lot more accepting of these ups and downs.

I’ve become a lot more aware of my own emotional bandwidth.

Particularly around dealing with issues arising from my dad’s death last year.

I’ve become a lot more ruthless (or boundaried depending on your point of view) about my time.

The truth is it does p*ss people off sometimes when you say no.

It can feel like everyone wants a piece of you. Particularly if you’re a capable and approachable person.

But I’ve come to realise that I’d rather be happy and have a contained life with one or two grumblers knocking about.

Than be universally loved and massively strung out!

So, if you sign up to one of our training sessions, please know that I know what it’s like to be in the trenches.

I won’t pretend there are easy solutions.

But I’ll give you real world suggestions that I’ve used to battle through this stuff.

Get in touch to find out more.

info@carvalhotherapy.com