Standing the golden beach, staring out to the crystal blue waters. Tears silently running down my cheeks as I tried to calm my distressed breathing. “You can do this but you have to get your shit together now” the voice in my head said. I close my eyes for a moment and focus on breathing…
A week from now I will be boarding a plane to Fiji. Without children. Sounds pretty awesome doesn’t it! A few weeks ago I won a prize through New Zealand Herald Travel to take part in the inaugural Ocean Swim Fiji event. The ironic thing is that reason I won is also exactly the reason…
Change. It flows like a river. Sometimes it moves rapidly, rushing you towards your goal. It feels exciting, energising. Sometimes in meanders slowly, winding gently back and forth. At times you wonder if you are still traveling in the direction you are meant to be. Sometimes, like an eddy, you seem to come…
CHOICES Life is full of them. Every single day. Sometimes choices can feel overwhelming or hard. Sometimes they can feel exciting, liberating. Let me share a few thoughts about choices that will perhaps be of support to you as you navigate the choices you face today, tomorrow or many moons from now. Nothing is…
I first met Anna in August 2017. I had arrived at a local beach playground to set up my daughter’s birthday party. Anna had just finished a short ocean swim with some other women. I decided anyone willing to swim mid-winter in New Zealand was the kind of person I wanted to know and so…
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…
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…
12 years ago when I was studying to be a coach my training was all online and via classes held by teleconference. Back then it seemed a crazy and strange idea that this was an effective way to teach/learn. Now online learning has become much more normal and as a Mum online programs are a…
At the start of each year I like to spend some time reflecting on the year that has past, and do some dreaming about the year that will come. I say “dreaming” because for me this is about opening up feelings of potential, creating space for magnificence, and being open to HOW these things will…
I was honoured to be invited to be the first guest in a new podcast series called “Magnetic Mamas” which has been created by Leonie Percy. Leonie is an expert contributor for my ecourse – 5 Minutes 4 Mum – and our work always has such a a wonderful synergy. I would love you…