Parent Carer - Connect and Reflect Day

A safe space for parent/carers to explore raising disabled children, build strong relationships, connect with others and support wellbeing Are you a parent or carer in a supporting role for a person with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergence? Do you want to unwind and connect with other parent/carers who truly get it? Join us for a relaxed, in-person connect and reflect day to recharge and explore parenting in an ableist society. We will bring together psychological practices and lived experiences to focus on acceptance and self-compassion in a welcoming environment. There is a suggested donation of £15, but if money is a barrier, please do get in touch with us. This is an opportunity to explore parenting in an ableist society, and what it means to build emotionally secure, connected relationships with our children by accepting and valuing them for who they are. It will be a chance to reconnect with yourself and your inner wisdom and be together in community. Our focus is on valuing our children for who they are and not who they are not or who they ‘should’ be, and resisting invitations to be ‘normal’. The day brings together psychological practice and lived experience. It will have a focus on going deeper into our own needs to develop self-compassion practices. There will be invitations to join yoga as part of this. Lunch will be provided. Dr Sarah Brown, DClinPsych, is a Community and Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC. She works independently with children and families in South Wales and provides psychological consultation, training and support to organisations. She contributes to changing the narrative around mental health towards a holistic, social justice and rights based approach. Katarina Luce is a Mum of 3 boys. She originally co-founded SENDaWelcome, a CiC based in Bristol, which promotes inclusion of people with learning disabilities in her community.