Finding Ground Again Workshop: A Restorative Workshop for Expat Moms in Conflict Zones
MomToo Coaching
Finding Ground
A Restorative Workshop for Expat Moms Navigating Uncertainty, Fear & Difficult Decisions in Times of Conflict
For expat mothers living in conflict-affected regions who may be feeling lost, scared, conflicted, or disoriented, this workshop offers a restorative space to work through challenging emotions, find grounding, and approach difficult decisions from a place of greater steadiness and clarity.
Finding Ground is a free live restorative workshop created for expat mothers navigating extraordinary uncertainty.
📍 Live on Zoom
🗓 Thursday, May 21st
🕗 8:00–9:30 PM Kuwait Time
💛 Free Workshop
🗓 Thursday, May 21st
🕗 8:00–9:30 PM Kuwait Time
💛 Free Workshop
💬 In This Workshop, We’ll Explore:
- Why so many expat mothers feel lost, overwhelmed, or paralyzed in times of conflict
- Understand how uncertainty, emotional overload, and the pressure of carrying so much for a family can affect clarity, steadiness, and decision-making
- The stories and expectations that may be adding pressure
- Gently surface some of the “shoulds” many mothers carry in times of crisis— and begin loosening the grip they can have on peace, presence, and discernment
- Emotional coaching for working with difficult feelings
- Explore emotions such as sadness, resentment, and anxiety not as problems to suppress, but as meaningful signals that can offer clarity, self-understanding, and support in navigating this moment
- A restorative therapeutic art experience for grounding and inner steadiness
- Small-group connection with others navigating similar realities
- Through country-based breakout groups, there will be space for reflection, shared humanity, and supportive conversation with other expat mothers facing similar uncertainties
This workshop blends ontological coaching, therapeutic art, and community support.
💛 This Workshop Is For You If…
- You are an expat mother affected by conflict or the possibility of conflict
- You have been carrying stress, uncertainty, or difficult decisions in silence
- You want support processing what this moment is asking of you
- You long for a space to pause, breathe, reflect, and reconnect
- You want to feel less alone in navigating this season
🌿 A Different Kind of Workshop
This is not a webinar.
This is a 90-minute guided restorative space combining:
- Ontological coaching
- Reflective practices
- Therapeutic art exploration
- Connection in community
A gentle but meaningful space to reconnect with clarity, courage, and steadiness.
Facilitated By
Daniela Blanchet
Ontological Coach • Facilitator • Expat Mom of 3
Daniela supports internationally mobile mothers through identity transitions, emotional resilience, and belonging through the lens of ontological coaching.
Janaline Smalman
Therapeutic Art Facilitator • Middle-School Teacher
Janaline brings creative and restorative practices that help people process experience, access inner resources, and reconnect through art.
This workshop was created in a spirit of care and support for mothers navigating extraordinary uncertainty.
🌸 A Note About This Space
This workshop is offered freely as a gesture of support.
No one needs to have it all figured out to come. Come as you are.
If you'd like to bring this workshop to a school, organization, or expat community, please email:
Testimonials
Through Daniela's coaching, I learned how to see and interpret parts of my reality in a whole new way! Daniela is an amazing coach.
She made me feel comfortable, heard, and confident throughout the session. The exercises she used were powerful and aligned perfectly with what we discussed.
I highly recommend her!
- Johanna Chung Russell
“I used to reach for ways to numb or distract when things felt overwhelming.
After working with Janaline, I now find myself picking up my pencils and doodling instead.
It feels so much better — like I’m soothing myself in a healthier, more grounding way.”
- Jennifer M. Sontag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this therapy or group coaching?
No—this is not therapy.
This is a facilitated experiential workshop grounded in ontological coaching, art therapy, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change.
Will there be a recording?
Because this is an interactive and confidential small-group experience with live reflection and breakout conversations, the workshop will not be recorded.
We’re intentionally protecting the intimacy and privacy of the space.
Is there an opportunity for ongoing support after the workshop?
This workshop is intended as a supportive standalone experience, and for anyone who feels called to deeper accompaniment afterward, both facilitators offer ongoing spaces for continued support in different ways.
The Expat Mom Reset — with Daniela Blanchet
A 3-month small-group coaching journey for expat moms seeking greater clarity, grounding, confidence, and belonging while navigating the emotional complexity of life abroad.
Through ontological coaching—working with language, emotions, and somatic practices—this program offers a space for deeper reflection, growth, and support in community.
Learn more at MomTooCoaching.com
Healing Art Journey — with Janaline Smalman
A 3-month guided creative support space where where Janaline guides expat women in 1:1 sessions through simple, art-based practices to help them process emotions, feel more grounded, and reconnect with themselves, especially during uncertain or overwhelming times while living abroad.
No artistic experience is needed—only openness and curiosity.
Learn more at HealingArtJourney.com
These are two complementary paths of support—one rooted in coaching, one rooted in creative healing.
There is absolutely no expectation beyond attending the workshop; these resources are simply available should additional support feel meaningful.
There is absolutely no expectation beyond attending the workshop; these resources are simply available should additional support feel meaningful.
Price
$0
This package includes
*For the restorative art portion, please bring any simple art materials you have available—paper, pens, crayons, markers, colored pencils, or paints. Nothing fancy is needed; whatever you have is enough.