The Therapy Edit One Thing with Lucy London on being honest with your children
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Aug 26, 2022 Lucy London, a dynamic fashion designer and Creative Director at the London Queer Fashion Show, shares her insights on honesty in parenting, drawn from her personal journey of coming out. She emphasizes the importance of authenticity and vulnerability, revealing how these traits shape her approach to raising children. The conversation delves into embracing imperfection and the emotional roller coaster of motherhood, highlighting the need for self-compassion and support during the challenging moments of parenting.
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Make Meditation A Daily Non-Negotiable
- Do practice daily meditation, even short sessions, to steady emotions and reduce anxiety.
- Treat it as a non-negotiable 15-minute priority slot to protect your mental space.
Perfectionism Harms Not Helps
- Accepting imperfection reduced Lucy's perfectionism and eased constant disappointment.
- She learnt that trying to make everything perfect for her children wasn't necessary for them to be okay.
Parenting Can Mask Personal Struggles
- Parenting can mask anxiety by giving endless tasks and a felt need to be perfect.
- Therapy and reflection helped Lucy accept vulnerability and stop using parenting as sole identity.
