I have noticed in recent months that my self care routines around exercise have fallen away. I have become swallowed up by the juggle of family life and little by little my space for myself has been let go of. I know this happens from time to time, self care is a constant process and…
Have you ever offered help to another Mum? I am sure you have. One thing I have noticed in my journey as a mother and life coach is how difficult it is for many mums to accept a gesture of help and support. It makes them uncomfortable to to receive support when they may not…
I had an interesting conversation last week with a woman I know. She is 32 weeks pregnant with her first child. She was sharing with me how it feels to have so many other women sharing (without invitation) their childbirth stories. Did this ever happen to you? It can be quite overwhelming! You have never…
I have been thinking a bit about the idea of ‘Body Love’ since the weekend and how fully (or not) I love my body and how this impacts me. I was away for a few days with my family, to help celebrate my Dad’s 70th birthday. We did a short hike with the kids to…
Dear Jacinda I am an Aussie girl who these days is proud to call New Zealand home. As New Zealand is still new to me I don’t have a huge sense of investment in politics, who the Prime Minister is and so forth. But simply as a woman, and a mother of three daughters I…
Last week I was invited to speak to around 15 local mums with young babies, many of them were first time mums. When I was contemplating what I wanted to share with them I decided to share some things I wish someone had told me when I had my first baby. I feel like there…
It is THAT time of year again where life seems to be constantly filled with commitments and the clock starts ticking loudly in the countdown to Christmas. It is easy to let go of honouring our own needs when life gets busy. We think that if we surrender our precious me-time it will create more…
Disneyland. A place I NEVER had a desire to visit, even as a child, and I never wanted to take my kids there. Too much hype, too many people, just … too much! Then a few months ago I had an unexpected opportunity to take my girls to LA to visit my brother and his…
I am a mother. I am always busy. Doing. Doing. Doing. You are a mother. I bet you feel like you are always busy. Doing. Doing. Doing. I crave the ability to be still, stop doing so much and yet when an opportunity to do just that I suddenly discover deep discomfort surfacing. Even a…
With my husband heading away for almost 3 weeks for work I vowed I would take good care of myself so that I could remain in good spirits with the kids during this time. Part of this was a commitment to get enough sleep – no TV, go to bed with a book, lights out…