You might think this is over simplistic, but sometimes when I have a tough time with something, I turn to my little artists for help.

I will ask a broad, open ended question like

When something feels hard, how do you overcome it?

How do you face your fears?

What do you say to yourself when you are on that tightrope ?

Their answers never fail me and always serve me well.

I can get through this

3 year olds can do this so can I

and my personal favourite, to the point of constant internal chanting

We may do it differently

but we all have to go through similar things to get to the other side.