When I talked to Joss for the first time I had only known about Aware parenting for about 2 weeks and previously practiced attachment parenting with lots of breastfeeding to sleep and as comfort. My son was 2,5 years old and we had been struggling with his sleep since birth with approximately 10-30 wakeups per night and the longest stretch of sleep being 2-3 hours. Only breastfeeding would resettle him and I was beyond exhausted. We needed a change and we needed it now, that's why we took help from an Aware parenting instructor basically right away, we could not afford unnecessary trial and error and really needed support.

Talking to Joss was lovely, I felt heard, understood and held, something I really missed since becoming a mother. We got practical suggestions on simple changes in our routines as well as play ideas, and the emotional support for me was invaluable. We used our initial 3 sessions within a couple of weeks and saw a MASSIVE change in our son, both in behaviour and sleep. He opened up, was happier and more cooperative, and night wakings quickly reduced to approximately 1-3 with the longest stretch of sleep being 5-7 hours. It was such a big shift I almost couldn't believe it.

I can highly recommend Joss, and I will continue to use her support for my son as well as for my own inner work, probably for many years to come.

Working with Joss is like being an alchemist's apprentice, learning from a very skilled and compassionate alchemist that has many methods of turning lead into gold. Sitting with Joss gives me the strength and greater skills to witness myself through my experience of life. I have more patience and unconditional love for my own pains and can accept that life is an unfolding process that always deserves to be met with love. She is the voice in my head when its too hard to love myself through a challenging feeling or circumstance and it guides me to return to inner love. This informs my parenting to be more authentically unconditionally loving and I have the words to use to help repair with my children in times of rupture and to accept them in times of struggle. This process translates to all of my relationships, I feel more loving and more compassionate with no effort, it is simply a growing humming inside of me. Working with Joss is keeping me on the fast track of turning my lead into gold, every apprentice needs a master and I have found that in Joss.

Thank you so much for your Aware Partnering in Parenthood course. I was hoping to do it together with my husband, but he didn’t want to join me unfortunately. I knew I needed to do something to change how things were going in our family though, so I went ahead and did the course by myself. I found that it has helped me so much to understand how I can support myself in the hard times in our family. It has really helped me to find it easier to support my children too and I can now respond to my husband in ways that mean we have fewer arguments and less fighting about parenting. Even though he didn’t do any of the course with me, I really see already less conflict between us and how much clearer I am about parenting and about why I want to keep supporting my children in this way. Thank you so much for the support and information. It has made a big difference to our family.

My partner and I have learnt about ourselves and each other and our relationship by doing your Aware partnering in Parenthood course. The way it is structured is really helpful to get clearer together about why we are choosing to aware parent and how we can do it in a more connected way. The part of the course that explores the impact of our childhood on our parenting was a real revelation to both of us. We have noticed that using many of the strategies that you recommend has brought our family closer together. The section where you describe the basics of Aware parenting was also really helpful as it had been me who had been doing all the reading and learning up till this point. The reflections at the end of each section were also really powerful and we have now started having regular meetings each week to reflect on how things are going and how we want things to be. Thank you so much for this really helpful course.

"Thank-you so much for the amazing course over the last couple of weeks. You made the class feel so safe and welcome. You tied all the aware parenting concepts together for me and filled in some gaps that I had. The way that you answered our questions with so much love and empathy is such a beautiful gift. I especially enjoyed the breakout rooms where we could share our reflections with other participants. I’d highly recommend the course to anyone wanting to know more about aware parenting. Thank-you for sharing your incredible knowledge with us."

"Joss is an amazing listener. I have seen several therapists over the years and none have welcomed my feelings as much as Joss does. I feel deeply held and understood in our sessions. She not only creates a sense of safety but also provides encouragement and ideas to further support myself without triggering shame or making me feel that I am not doing enough. Her understanding of Aware Parenting runs deep. It is clear she has taken in the principles and has practiced them for many years.

I thought I understood how to offer loving limits, but with Joss' gentle guidance, a lightbulb went off and I was able to practice loving limits far more effectively. This led to profound experiences while my daughter was learning to use the potty. My daughter had the maturity, knowledge and everything she needed to go for it but something was holding her back. Joss helped me and my husband offer her loving limits and we discovered so many feelings under the surface of our bright and thriving girl. We watched her go into positions that mimicked her birth and she cried and raged for many hours with us over the course of 6 weeks. It was challenging to be with all her feelings, but we could see a shift after each big cry. She was lighter, more easy-going, chatty and had no signs of resentment that we offered her a loving limit. Best of all, she started using the potty of her own free will! We didn't have to bribe her or force her and now we trust her more than we did before because we understand there are real reasons for her resistance to things.

I highly recommend working with Joss if you have your own feelings coming up or if you would like help with parenting challenges."

I attended Joss’s Aware Parenting workshop and had so many aha moments with aware parenting but also a deeper finding of myself. Joss sat in deep compassion with me in this space. Joss you are a wealth of information and made me feel so deeply seen and heard.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and kindness with me.

So grateful for this wonderful workshop on the weekend. Thank you Joss. I remembered our why and I am feeling inspired. Everything is learning. Learning is living and being together

Joss is so insightful and covers lots of interesting ideas with her guests that add to the experience of Aware parenting. Her voice is also quite soothing. Great evening listening!

I just adore listening to your beautiful podcast episodes. Thank you so much for all the work you do. The way that you ask questions and present the information is so helpful and the way that you listen is really inspiring. Thank you for everything that you do in the world.

I am really enjoying your podcast. Thank you for this wonderful episode which I plan to share with my partner. I love how simply the information is presented- perfect for someone who is new to these concepts. My partner is really keen to get on board with aware parenting and I was struggling to find something that gives a good broad overview. This episode is perfect! Thanks again and keep up the great work