Spring Seminar at the Heartwood Center for Body, Mind, Spirit in Evanston, IL |  All Are Welcome

Joyful Parenting:

Creative ideas to prioritize joy, build wellness, strengthen relationships,

and delight in the times when children are young

April 16, 2016  2 to 4 p.m.

The Heartwood Center for Body, Mind, Spirit

1818 Dempster Street   Evanston, IL 60202    Ph: 847-491-1122

Cost: Suggested donation of $10 for Heartwood’s Women & Cancer Program

RSVP by 4/14/16 to erinleyba@gmail.com

• Hear about 5 ways to parent from a place of joy
• Learn powerful ways to be gentle with & unwaveringly good to yourself
• Reflect on the immense changes parenthood has brought to your identity, lifestyle, and relationships
• Access research-supported strategies to consciously feed relationships with children, partners, and friends
• Get tools for growing gratitude & noticing more joy & grace in your life
• Meet like-minded parents

Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD, will be speaking about ideas – including gratitude, mindfulness, relationships, intuition, and self-compassion – from her forthcoming book, The Joy Fix for Parents.

Feedback from past workshops:

“Amazing content and ideas”   “Everything you suggested was really helpful”

“Great command of material and variety” “I loved this topic”

“Let’s book you again so you can talk longer” “Great suggestions!”

“It really hit home for me” “Very knowledgeable, lots of good info”

“Great tips, ideas, and take-aways!” “Personable and informative”

“Ideas to enjoy my kids more” “Great additions to my toolbox”

“I learned to notice good behavior more” “The speaker was open and knowledgeable”

“Great ideas to strengthen my marriage” “Great handouts”

“I’m inspired to make more moments with my child” “Awesome! It opened my mind to new ideas”

“Loved the handouts” “Really good tools that I know will impact my day to day”

“This will help me build more quality time with my kids” “I learned how to be more present in the relationship with my child”

“Lots of take-aways and little things moms can actually use!”

“I liked hearing about small things that are manageable in day to day life but can make a HUGE impact”

Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD provides private counseling for individuals and couples in Oak Brook, IL www.erinleyba.com. She specializes in working with parents of young children who want to consciously take care of themselves as they cope with life transitions, grief and loss, stress, anxiety, or other challenges. Erin writes the Joyful Parenting blog for Psychology Today, shares tools for personal and family joy on Facebook, and blogs at www.thejoyfix.com.