August Recap & September Announcements!

a roundup of last month's posts + a peek of what's coming up

Hello! Whew, August seems to be extra tough, doesn’t it? I hope this month’s newsletters on Self-Care were helpful to you in times when you needed them. I hope that September really feels like a new season and that you find all kinds of fresh starts and redemptive circumstances ❤️

As usual, here’s a digest of all he posts we shared last month! We always take the last week of each month as a break to catch up and reflect. (Feel free to check out the digest for May, June, and July.)

August Recap

Parenting Pep Talks (that aren’t just for parents)

This month’s Monday newsletters were encouraging letters to try to meet you in your season and particular struggles. I hope they felt like a hug!

8/1 A Letter to the Burnt Out
8/8 A Letter to the Failing
8/12 To the Person Who Feels Unsupported
8/15 To the Person Who Feels “Less Than”
8/20 To the Person Who Struggles With Self-Care

Tuesdays - Activity Ideas

Almost all of these include free printable to make the pretend play extra easy for you!

8/2 At-Home Movie Camp + Studio Ghibli-Inspired Fun
8/9 Things to Do With Kids When You're Tired (+ tips for when you're on your cycle)
8/16 Pretend Salon, Marker Wars, and Toddler Lawn Care
8/23 Fall Fashion Show, Pretend Travel, & Decorated Gift Bags

Wednesdays - Book Club

We discussed Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. No worries if you didn’t read the book; we included key quotes that work as standalone food for thought!

8/3 Viktor Frankl’s Story (as a holocaust survivor and psychiatrist)
8/10 Boredom and the Existential Vacuum
8/17 You Cannot Be Replaced Or Repeated
8/24 Suffering Ceases To Be Suffering The Moment It Finds A Meaning

Meal Inspiration

This month’s meals focused less on recipes and more on how food and self-care come together (both in making cooking easy for yourself and feeding your body in a way that makes you feel good in the long-term.)

8/4 Doable Meal Planning + some of my favorite meals
8/11 Easy Trader Joe’s Meals
8/18 Spaetzle, Beef Tallow Fries, Coconut Chicken Curry, & more
8/25 Let’s Discuss: What Food Feels Like a Hug?

Bonus Content

Don’t miss these! :)

8/5 Reimagining Homeschool
8/19 Self-Care Through the Five Senses
8/26 Deciding Your Yeses and Nos for Fall

September Announcements

The theme for September’s newsletters is *drumroll* Curiosity and Humility. We’ll be talking about how being humble and curious (yes, even as an adult) can lead to compassion, growth, and even relaxation!

As always, we’ve got lots of fun activities (and free printables!) planned for you that shouldn’t cost you extra money or effort. We love simplicity around here.

This is the first time our monthly book club pick is actually a book about parenting…and even more than parenting, it’s about being humble and learning from three different cultures who seem to have figured out things better than what’s become normal in the Western world. Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD is interesting, well-written, and very applicable. It’s quite humbling 😬 but so good.

As always, if there’s something you would like to see in the newsletter—or if you feel like there’s some wisdom you could contribute!—please reach out at family.scripts.info@gmail.com or by DMing us on Instagram.

Thanks for reading! See you next week!

Warmly,

Hope from Family Scripts

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