PACE Christmas Special

Supporting Families Through the Festive Season

Hello everyone,

As the Christmas and holiday season approaches, many families around the world share something they rarely say out loud:

this time of year can be incredibly stressful.

It doesn’t feel merry for every family, while some households enjoy warmth and joy, others struggle with:

emotional overwhelm
sensory overload
disrupted routines
family tension
grief, loss, or trauma triggers
pressure to “make Christmas perfect”

And when children struggle, adults often feel stretched, exhausted, or discouraged.

I want to acknowledge something clearly:
If Christmas feels harder than it looks on TV — you are not alone, and you are not failing.

For all families and those navigating trauma, adoption, fostering, neurodiversity, or big emotions, this season can activate everyone’s nervous systems.

This is exactly why I’ve created a global online workshop:

🎄 A PACEful Family Christmas

How to Navigate Emotions & Build Healthy Family Connection

Using the PACE approach By Dan Hughes — Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy — this workshop will help you:

✨ Respond to big feelings without shouting or supressing feelings
✨ Support emotional & sensory overload
✨ Repair relationships after conflict
✨ Build connection even when things feel chaotic
✨ Create a calmer, safer atmosphere for the whole family
✨ Reduce stress and increase understanding
✨ Maintain your own wellbeing as a parent or carer

This is gentle, practical support — wrapped in compassion, grounded in trauma-informed practice, and suitable for all family types worldwide.

📅 Workshop Dates & Times (Global Access)

Choose the session that works for your region/time zone:

Thursday 18 December 2025 — 7:00–8:30 PM (UK)
Sunday 21 December 2025 — 9:00–10:30 AM (UK)
Tuesday 23 December 2025 — 7:00–8:30 PM (UK)

🎟 Special 2-for-1 deal available — gift a session to someone who needs support.

If you know any parents, caregivers, adopters, foster carers, kinship carers, teachers, social workers, youth workers, faith communities, or organisations who support families worldwide, please feel free to forward this email and share the attached flyer and link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-paceful-family-christmas-how-to-navigate-emotions-build-connection-tickets-1976677434417?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

Every family deserves a calmer Christmas.
Every child deserves emotional safety.
Every parent deserves support.