If You’re Just Trying to Keep the Peace Right Now…

The holidays aren’t peaceful for everyone…

If you’re reading this while hiding in the bathroom for five minutes of quiet, I see you.
If you’re exhausted from trying to keep the kids calm and your partner from exploding…
If school holidays feel less like a break and more like a battlefield - you are not alone.

I know this season can feel impossible.

You’re doing everything you can to protect your children, hold it together, and avoid conflict.
And maybe right now isn’t the time you can make a big move - because you’ve got little ones who need you, and no safe space to land yet.

So let me say this clearly:
👉 Staying safe is a win.
👉 Keeping your children emotionally shielded is a win.
👉 Still being here, still hoping, still reading this - is a massive win.

You are not weak. You are strategic.
And your day will come.

When the kids are back at school, when things are quieter, when you’re ready - I’ll be right here.

And if you ever want to talk, even just to hear someone say “I get it,” my inbox is open.

You are doing better than you think.
You’re not broken. You’re being brave.

With love and solidarity,