When Parenting Feels Overwhelming: My Story

As a mother of three, I’ve had seasons where I felt like I was drowning. All three of my children, in one way or another, hated leaving me- from their first days as babies right through to school years.

Deep down, I knew I needed help. But everything I read or heard felt so harsh, so dismissive of the deep bond I shared with them. The advice often sounded like: “Just let them cry” or “They’ll get over it.”

But how could I? What if they needed help and no one noticed? What if another child was unkind and I wasn’t there to protect them?I carried a belief that because I had brought these souls into the world, it was my sacred duty to be there for them, no matter what.

The breaking point came with my youngest. Her separation anxiety was so intense that I couldn’t even leave her in trusted care without the gut-wrenching sound of her sobbing for me. I knew something had to shift.

The Hairdresser Conversation That Changed Everything

Hairdressers are magic. You walk out feeling lighter, not just because of the fresh cut, but because of the conversations that seem to open up in that chair.

It was there, chatting with my hairdresser about whether to send my son to school and how to handle my daughter’s constant crying, that I first heard about Childosophy.

A model for parents that combined ancient wisdom with modern psychology. A framework built on the chakra system or, as it’s called in Childosophy, the Foundational Needs Model. A language for understanding behaviour through energy, emotions and even epigenetics.

I was instantly curious.

From Book to Breakthrough

I ordered The Push for a Child Philosophy: What Children Really NEED You to Know and the Children’s Wellbeing Cards by Dr Maxine Therese. By the second chapter, I knew this was different. I booked an appointment with Dr Maxine, hoping she could “fix” my daughter’s separation anxiety. But instead, she gently showed me something life-changing: this pattern wasn’t just my daughter’s. It was mine, too. Passed down through my own childhood and now presenting in her so we could heal it together.

That realisation cracked something open in me.

Why Childosophy Became My Parenting Foundation

I went on to immerse myself in Childosophy: attending sessions, joining parenting courses, and eventually training as a Childosophy Practitioner.

This work didn’t make parenting challenge-free (no model can promise that), but it gave me a lens of understanding. I could finally see the deeper needs beneath behaviour in my children and in myself. And with understanding came strategies, compassion and a far deeper connection.

Why I’m Sharing This Now

From this month, after focusing on the studio I’m opening my books again and offering:

• Childosophy® Sessions- holistic counselling for parents and children

• My continued work in creating a community hub for healing and connection here at Pure Wonder Soul Studio

If you’re navigating parenting challenges, feeling overwhelmed, or simply longing to understand your child (and yourself) more deeply, this is the work that changed everything for me.

It would be my honour to walk alongside you, just as someone once did for me.

To learn more or book a session, email chloe@childosophy.com

or book directly here: Bookings