The Launch Pad ATL

03/18/2024

Today, support for youth mental health is needed more than ever and we are asking you to join us in the movement to prevent su***de at our local schools and communities. In Georgia, Su***de is the 12th leading cause of death and the 3rd leading cause of death for those aged 10 – 24.
Come out to walk and support the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention for its fundraising walk on April 21st at Ga Tech!

11/18/2023

We will be discussing this in our next Group Parent Coaching Class on Monday 11/20 at 7pm est. We will be discussing safe struggle verses unsafe struggle, which is not always clear as a parent. If you would like to join us, link in bio to join the group class $29/month. If you would like to join the Empowered Membership- 12-months membership you get full access to all programs. Including upcoming Un-Enmeshing Challenge 2.0. Which starts Nov 28th. Link in bio to learn more!!

04/08/2023

Good insights to practice with children of any age!

When we are frustrated at our children, they likely do not have empathy for our feeling, they are instead internalizing that something is wrong with them, that they are not ok.  This happens whether we like it or not.  When we are anxious around our children, or shut down around our children, or annoyed with our children or fixing our children, they are internalizing these messages related to their self-worth.  Now none of us are perfect, we are human, and we are going to have human reactions to our children. So, what can we do?  We can repair!  We can take ownership for our reactions are about us, not our kids.  I am sorry I had a tone in my voice this morning when we were leaving for school.  I reacted when I thought we were going to be late.  I am not upset with you.  We may think our kids understand why we are upset and sometimes they do, but frequently kids absorb that our emotions are about them.  How we react to our children imprints strongly on their developing sense of self.  So, if you reacted negatively to your child, own it, take accountability and repair.  Your child did not cause your feeling. 
 
Need support with self-regulation?  I am happy to connect with you about Healy. 
 
Check out my new 15-Day Unenmeshing Challenge.  Starts April 24th
 
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Join my Group Coaching Class with promo code GROUPCOACH.  The first month is $1!! 
 
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Learn how to let go, give your child the space to take ownership of their own lives, emotions and problems.  Link in Bio for more info!
 
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04/01/2023

We tend to think we are our thoughts, and we also think we are our feelings, but this is not true. Thoughts and emotions are transient like water flowing through a river.  Thoughts and feelings move.  They might be light, they might be heavy, but they are just temporary.  We also think we are our behaviors, but this is also not true as we are all capable of making a healthy or unhealthy choice.  But I would say all thoughts and feelings are ok.  We need to be aware of them and observe them, but not believe they are who we are.  Not all behaviors are ok.  Behaviors can harm ourselves or others.  So, if we allow kids to share their thoughts and feelings with our attunement, kids are much less likely to act them out through a behavior.  This is observable over and over and over in treatment, as kids begin to talk about their thoughts and feelings and their behaviors change.  How can we emulate this in the home where we allow kids to go through their emotional rivers without needing to fix or change, but instead show up with our presence. 
 
Want help to Un-Enmesh from taking responsibility for your child’s emotions and problems?  Check out my new 15-Day Unenmeshing Challenge!! Link in bio!
 
Need support with self-regulation?  I am happy to connect with you about Healy. 
 
Need parenting support? Check out my offerings below!
 
Take 20% off The Parallel Process Intensive ecourse: Transform Your Parenting. With promocode TRANSFORM20
 
Join my Group Coaching Class with promo code GROUPCOACH.  The first month is $1!! 
 
Brave Parenting, is my course aimed at promoting emotional resiliency - Take 20% off with promocode BRAVETWENTY
 
Learn how to let go, give your child the space to take ownership of their own lives, emotions and problems.  Link in Bio for more info!
 
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08/01/2022

The Launch Pad ATL is hiring! Application on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3200495150/

05/29/2022

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04/30/2022

Registration is open for our Summer Camp! This program is for boys ages 10-15, with a focus on building communication skills, self-esteem, and healthy peer relationships while teaching mindfulness & resiliency. Participants can look forward to activities such as biking, hiking, swimming, rafting, disc golf, slack-lining, high ropes courses, and more!
Click the link in our bio for more info 🌱

04/19/2022

This video is part of a library of 40 on-demand videos that are part of the GROUP COACHING CLASS by Krissy Pozatek, one of the premiere parenting coaches in the country.
The video below is available through a monthly subscription plan with this link ($25/month). Highly Recommended.

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Our next class will be Tuesday 4/19 at 7:30 pm ET and the topic is Radical Responsibility! This is a follow up to the last class on Breaking Codependent Patterns. Radical Responsibility is the exact opposite of co-dependency. For example when you are in a co-dependent pattern somebody else may be frustrating you, making you anxious or you may feel responsible for someone else's triggers or managing your child's upsets. Radical responsibility takes us out of the blame game. It can be daunting at first as we may not want to be taking responsibility for everything in our lives, but once you make the switch it is very freeing and empowering. So bring your questions where you feel caught in blame or responsibility for another's experience and we will unpack it,

Thanks so much for bringing your questions and stories from your own parenting. It creates a rich learning environment and I feel that the best learning comes when parents hear another parent's parenting challenges, especially when they experience a new outcome! As always, send any parenting questions that may be coming up through responding to this email or through the class portal!

Hope to see you in class!

Krissy Pozatek, MSW, has identified the lessons and skills kids gain in the wilderness and integrated them into everyday parenting so kids can be more adaptable and resilient in the home setting. Krissy has had over 15 years of experience in the wilderness therapy and adolescent treatment field.

04/11/2022

We have only a few slots left for our spring adventure groups- starting this Wednesday! Activities include mountain biking, long boarding, slack line, and nature hikes. There’s still time to sign up for the 8th and 9th grade groups- Email [email protected] for more info!