Quiet Confidence With Dr Tess Crawley

So we’re beginning to get used to being cooped up at home with the whole fam, movements restricted to only a few essential outings. Perhaps you’re still working in an essential role, perhaps you’re in hibernation.   Let’s pause for a minute and ask “how’s your mood been?”   It struck me yesterday when one of my kids dropped his bundle over the start of the new school term here in Melbourne (which, let’s admit, was a total shitshow) that he had been carrying a lot of stress, worrying about how school was going to look.   All I can say is he’s still in his pajamas... 24 hours later (mother of the year!).  But what about YOU?   If our kids are exploding with emotion, what are you holding in?   I noticed in myself the other day that I just COULDN’T.  I couldn’t listen to messages on my phone.  I couldn’t look at my email inbox.  I couldn’t look at comments or questions on my social media posts.   I. Just. Couldn’t.  That night I had a teary outburst of my own