Location

Perth, Australia

Languages

English

Coaching SpecialtieS INCLUDE:

About This coach

Hi, I’m Sarah Tjing - trauma-informed Parent Coach and Mother of two boys. My personal experience with parenting has felt like hiking on unsteady terrain, with bare feet. I have felt conflicted about adopting society's way of parenting when it comes to time outs and punishments. I have felt helpless and ashamed when parenting wasn’t as seamless for me as it was for others. I have experienced layers of anger and aggression from a highly sensitive, high needs child who hardly slept - as a highly sensitive parent with a disorganised attachment. Being a parent really has a way of awakening wounds that have laid dormant and amplifying the hurt that much more. 

Amongst the sea of attempts to ‘fix’ my struggles (including countless parenting books, podcasts, parenting courses & specialist appointments), the life-saving relief came from having someone truly listen and emphathize with my pain, fears, sadness, grief, anger, perceived truths, and everything in between. They say ‘let your mess be your message’ and this has set the path of what I’m called to do. I'm here to hold you through your mess, and help you carve the way forward.

 I look forward to helping parents sail through their parenting journey with less conflict, less frustration, less isolation; and more closeness, more joyfulness, more connection. To embrace and enjoy this long-lasting, but also short-lived, season of our lives.

Connection is a core value of mine - in my free time I love connecting with myself through movement, and spending quality time with friends and family.

What Makes THEM Special?

I have been a yoga teacher for nearly a decade, my specialty is helping parents strengthen their capacity to parent through science-based research & spirituality. This looks like progressing towards a secure attachment with their child and within themselves using research-backed approaches, and applying yoga teachings to release the weight parents place on themselves. As we always say in yoga, progress over perfection. The subtle but powerful shifts are what create expansive and lasting changes.

I hold a deeply empathetic and non-judgemental space for parents to better understand themselves, their triggers and beliefs. My intent is to help parents feel less alone, soften their shame, ease their expectations and support them in taking deliberate steps towards self-compassion, forgiveness and acceptance.

Ready to start parenting with peace and connection?