Back to School — Back to Breath with Pathways to Resilience
- petrapeyer8
- Aug 26
- 2 min read
It’s been one week since school started again.
Lunchboxes packed, alarms set, routines re-shaped — and emotions swirling in the quiet corners of the day.
The dog looks confused. The house feels oddly still.
And I’m somewhere between relief, nostalgia, and a whole lot of feeling I can’t quite name.
My two teens… they come and go now, taller, louder, quieter somehow too.
No more midday lunch breaks together.
No more little giggles at bedtime — or not like before.
And as much as I longed for moments of stillness when they were small,
I now catch myself wishing I could go back — just for a moment — to that version of us.
But this is life.
It moves.
And with each shift, I’m reminded how much we need spaces to land, breathe, and feel.
For our children, transitions can be confusing, emotional, and overwhelming —
new teachers, new rules, new friendships, new inner storms.
For us parents, it’s often just as tender.
And yet, we hold so much.
That’s why I do what I do.
Through Pathways to Resilience, I support children — and their parents — in navigating these transitions with more softness, safety, and breath.
We don’t fix or force.
We learn how to be with what’s here — and meet it with care.
We play. We reflect. We move. We breathe.
The children I work with learn how to:
• Name what they feel
• Calm their minds and bodies
• Express themselves in safe ways
• Trust that they can move through change
They don’t always have the words — but they always feel when a space is safe.
And that’s what I offer.
A space to breathe.
A space to feel.
A space to grow stronger — not harder — through life’s waves.
If your child is finding this season challenging… or if you are…
You’re not alone.
And you don’t have to figure it all out by yourself.
My door — and my breath — is open.
With love,
Petra
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