My husband is in the UK at the moment for a work trip. He is away for 2.5 weeks and we are about half way through right now. The kids and I get into a different groove when he is away on work trips. Somethings are actually easier when it is just me at home…
I had a really interesting conversation with a client last week. It was all about tuning into the stories she has been telling herself that are not actually true but they have been defining her actions. This client happens to be a successful manager in her workplace and Mum to a toddler who is not…
Motherhood changes many things in our life. With the joy and blessing of babies and young children often comes challenges in the important relationships in our life – with our partner, our close family and our friends. In fact in my online program, 5 Minutes 4 Mum, we spend an entire week exploring how to…
#selfcaresunday has been created to inspire you to take 5 minutes each Sunday to care for yourself. You can signup for the weekly emails HERE but I will also publish a month “review” blog post to ensure you can always find this inspiration again. The #selfcaresunday theme for August was ‘Experience New Things’. Week 1…
One of the first signs I am not getting enough time and space for myself is when I start raising my voice with the kids … and often. In the past few days I have noticed this creeping in. It is hardly surprising. For about 2 weeks now our house has been consumed by a…
Last weekend I zipped back to Sydney for a weekend of child-free fun with a close friend of mine – who was also able to wrangle being child-free for the weekend! We delighted in the ability to do any thing, any time, just because we felt like it. We went to markets, ate LOTS of…
#selfcaresunday has been created to inspire you to take 5 minutes each Sunday to care for yourself. You can signup for the weekly emails HERE but I will also publish a month “review” blog post to ensure you can always find this inspiration again. The #selfcaresunday theme for May was ‘Keep Moving’. Week 1 –…
Last week I became aware of something that really fascinated me. I became aware that even after all my years improving my own self care and working with Mums to improve theirs … I still have some very unhelpful thoughts about spending money on my own needs! Unhelpful thoughts are one of the very first…
#selfcaresunday has been created to inspire you to take 5 minutes each Sunday to care for yourself. You can signup for the weekly emails HERE but I will also publish a month “review” blog post to ensure you can always find this inspiration again. The #selfcaresunday theme for April was ‘Nourish’. Week 1 – #hydrate…
A year ago I (roughly) I was hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania, one of Australia’s iconic bushwalks. Facebook kindly reminded me if this last week with a “memory” prompt. This trip was amazing for me for many reasons, mostly because it is the first (and only) time I have been away from my entire…