• Develop a loving relationship with yourself.

  • Approach your anxieties and mistakes with compassion, knowing they are callings for deeper needs.

  • Be more present with your own emotions.

  • Question your stressful thoughts, and find your truth.

  • Live your purpose by using your passions, interests, and values to serve the world.

No advice here. Just love.

Parenting rules can make us think:

"I already know this!", “I know I’m not supposed to yell at my kids.”, “I know I should play with them with my full attention without looking at my phone.”, and “I know I am not supposed to eat all this chocolate or drink this third glass of wine, once they are asleep.”

"I already know this."

"But I do it anyway."

"I can't always be patient with my kids, because sometimes life is really hard. There is so much going on inside of me. I don’t need any more tips and guidelines, what I need is love."

Loving you is loving them.

This fully self-guided 10-module course helps you learn self-care in the deepest way, by reconnecting with your body, emotions, and heart, so you can live your truth, be more present, and heal the world by healing yourself.

A new vocabulary.

It's hard being honest about our anxious thoughts, emotional outbursts, and yearnings for more. The 3 metaphors from this book and course make it easier, so you can communicate with your loved ones about these deep subjects.
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Join the journey.

This course is for you if you are seeking more love and support as you navigate the curveballs of adult life, if you're tired of losing yourself in stressful thinking, and if you want to be inspired by what you can contribute to the world.
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Ashley McIntosh

Ashley has led workshops and individual sessions on personal development, emotional health, and anxiety-relief for over 15 years, working with thousands of children and adults. Through her book, The Girl and The Sun, Ashley has created a new vocabulary to help individuals discuss deep subjects in a simple way. Her two children give her many opportunities to practice this vocabulary, especially while she balances parenting with studying for a Master’s degree of Counselling Psychology.

Returning Home to Yourself

Curriculum Modules 1 to 10

  1. 1

    • Making Yourself a Priority

    • Committing to this Course

    • Knowing You are Worthy of Love: A Story of My Dad

    • Reading of The Girl and The Sun Book

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Committing to the Course

    • ☀️HANDOUT: Meditation Ideas

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 1
  2. 2

    • Meeting Mistakes with Compassion

    • A Story of Bullying, Escape, & a Return Home (Presentation)

    • ☀️Video EXTRA: I am adult. Why the simple, playful terms?

    • ☀️ WORKSHEET: Returning Home to Yourself

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 2
  3. 3

    • Developing a Loving Relationship with Yourself

    • Remembering a Connection with your Body, Emotions, & Heart (Presentation)

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Creating a Vision

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 3
  4. 4

    • Recognizing your Stressful Thinking (Presentation)

    • Approaching your Reactions with Love

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: What do I hear my Cloud Say? (Kids too)

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 4
  5. 5

    • Discovering your Soul (Presentation)

    • Following Your Heart's Path

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Dance in the Beauty of the World (Kids too)

    • ☀️ WORKSHEET: Following Your Own Path

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 5
  6. 6

    • Learning to Live a Heart-Centred Life (Presentation)

    • Choosing Love Over Fear

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Will I Let the Cloud Lead, or my Sun? (Kids too)

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 6
  7. 7

    • 3 Ways to Increase Anxiety (Presentation)

    • 1) Believe your Stressful Thoughts (Presentation)

    • 2) Feed your Mind with Stressful Content (Presentation)

    • 3) Ignore your Emotions (Presentation)

    • Recognizing Anxiety as a Calling for Self-Love

    • ☀️Video EXTRA: Learning the Gender Boxes

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Laugh at Your Cloud (Kids too)

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: What Grows Your Cloud?

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 7

    • ☀️Video EXTRA: 3 Ways to Grow Your Cloud (Presentation Videos 1 to 4 together)
  8. 8

    • Reconnecting to Your Body and Emotions

    • 3 Ways to a Heart-Centred Life (Presentation)

    • 1) Listen to & Trust your Body (Presentation)

    • 2) Feel your Emotions (Presentation)

    • 3) Notice what Feeds your Heart (Presentation)

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Listening to Your Body

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Feeling Your Emotions

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Paying Attention to Your Heart (Kids too)

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 8

    • ☀️ Video EXTRA: 3 Ways to Grow Your Sun (Presentation Videos 1 to 4 together)
  9. 9

    • Leaving Your Legacy (Presentation)

    • Discovering your Passions, Interests, & Values

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Painting the World with Your Rainbow (Kids too)

    • ☀️ACTIVITY: Identifying Your Values

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 9
  10. 10

    • Letting Your Heart Lead Your Life (Presentation)

    • Noticing the Ripple Effect

    • ☀️WORKSHEET: Creating a Ripple Effect

    • ☀️JOURNAL QUESTIONS: Module 10