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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