Philosophy:
Prevention through Awareness
“When we heal ourselves, we stop passing down pain.”
What is it about?
The Parentward Circle is a safe, conscious community for parents seeking to grow, reflect, and break generational cycles through shared wisdom, emotional insight, and practical tools. It is a space where healing meets parenting.
It provides a compassionate, growth-oriented space for parents to:
- Reflect on their upbringing
- Understand the impact of generational patterns
- Prevent repeating harmful dynamics
- Build conscious, connected relationships with their children
Who This Is For
- Parents who are aware that their own upbringing affects how they parent
- Parents who want to develop emotional insight and tools, not just techniques
- Parents who are open to growth, self-responsibility, and shared learning
- Are ready to pause, reflect, and parent forward
Core Values of The Parentward Circle
- Reflection over reaction
- Repair over perfection
- Support over shame
- Progress over performance
- Connection over control
I reflect on anonymous, composite insights from clients and my own experiences as a mother to highlight:
- Common emotional wounds from childhood
- Mistakes parents unintentionally repeat
- What children wished their parents understood
What Makes It
Different
- Focus on prevention: using client insights to stop patterns before they are passed on
- Rooted in both professional counselling and lived experience
- Guided by values of connection, compassion, self-awareness, and empowerment
- Not about perfect parenting—but intentional parenting
Informations
Pricing for Early-Bird
Early-Bird
CHF/EUR
300
by the end of November - intake January
by the end of January - intake March,
by the end of March - intake May
by the end of July - intake September
Starting Dates: 7th of January 2026, 4th of March 2026, 6thth of May 2026, 9th of September 2026 .
6 weeks
Full Price
CHF/EUR
360
Frequency: Weekly
Day: Wednesday
Duration: 90 minutes
Time: 19:30-21:00
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Thematic Session Breakdown
Week 1: Orientation & Our Parenting Compass
- Introductions and group agreements
- Explore: “What kind of parent do I want to be?”
- Journaling prompt: “How has my past shaped me as a parent?”
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Week 2: The Legacy We Carry
- Explore family-of-origin influences
- Share anonymized client insights:
- “My parents never apologized.”
- “I was only loved when I succeeded.”
- Reflection activity: Patterns I might be repeating
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Week 3: Emotional Literacy & Regulation
- Why emotional suppression creates disconnection
- Client insight: “My parents didn’t know how to handle emotions, so I hid mine.”
- Practice: Naming and calming emotions
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Week 4: Connection over Control
- Power vs. relationship in parenting
- Mistakes: Over-disciplining, yelling, inconsistent limits
- Teach: Emotion coaching and co-regulation
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Week 5: Boundaries that Heal, Not Hurt
- Clients often say: “I had no privacy” or “I was treated like a friend, not a child.”
- Explore: Respectful, age-appropriate boundaries
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Week 6: Reparenting Ourselves
- Teach: What is reparenting?
- Reflect: “What did I need as a child that I can give myself now?”
- Introduce inner child work or self-compassion practice
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