Jennifer Briggs

This week I decided it was vacation for SR as well so if we got time then we got time and if we didn’t that was ok too. Between Carl and myself we got 8 1/2 hrs. Overall this felt like a good decision to keep the time feeling relaxed but I also realized I… Read more »

This week we got 22 hrs and 45 min. It was a pretty amazing week overall with many beautiful moments in several sessions. We have started having her drink veggie/chicken or veggie/pork stock to help pave the way for GAPS when she will initially only be offered stock and soup made with pureed veggies. This… Read more »

This week we were just shy of 20 hours. Sonia was in MA for the Son-Rise Start-Up course, so the week was another reminder of my life before Sonia. Many things flowed very well, especially with the added help of C., my wonderful babysitter. Some days felt very hard. The laundry and dishes piled up,… Read more »

This week we got 30 hours! Woohoo! Goal met!!! On Tuesday Sonia and I attended a CPR/AED/First -Aid class. Some aspects of such classes can sometimes seem dull, rote, and repetitive. Not so much when I implemented my Sarah-Rise skills. I decided I could really enjoy the repetitive CPR practice and just being where I… Read more »

This week we got 25 hours. I had been so sure that once Sonia was here we would easily get 30 hours or more. The thing is, there are always days that volunteers can’t come or that Sonia or I don’t get our full time in. The reasons are always good reasons. And I still… Read more »

This week we got 16 hours, which is impressive given the Thanksgiving travel. 14 hours of that was in three days and then I did an hour on  Thurs and Fri while we were away. Sarah has always been an awesome traveler and this trip was no exception. She even did a great job staying… Read more »

This week we got 25 hours and 20 min and I only did an hour of that! Sonia and Carl and my volunteers are rock stars! After each session I have people write up their reflections on what worked or didn’t work or changes they noticed or whatever they want to record. It was such… Read more »

This week we got 24 hours. I am still hoping to eventually regularly get over 30 hours, but some weeks it just doesn’t happen, usually for a multitude of reasons. Sometimes I feel disappointed about this but I also realized that it is really important to me that Amy and Sarah still get time to… Read more »

This week we got 30 hours! Sonia (Carl’s sister) is now officially moved in to her apartment and is my full-time assistant. Woohooo!! She does 4 SR sessions a week and watches Amy so I can get more SR time too. Sonia is also helping with laundry, cleaning, cooking, dishes, etc. It is so wonderful… Read more »

This week we got 15 hours and 20 minutes. This process sometimes feels sort of like magic, even though I know exactly what steps we are taking that seem to make a difference. What feels like magic is that we play in these specific ways in the SR room (child centered, joining, celebrating, building) and… Read more »