That didn't go to plan. "Your son has cancer!" But he was on the water slide yesterday? My first thought when the doctor told me about Ollie's diagnosis. My following thoughts went as follows: 1. Well that's not fair he only recently tried to take his life, 2. OMG how am I going to get ... read more
Managing Stress During Pregnancy
Congrats Mama, you’re pregnant! And you understand the importance of reducing stress during pregnancy; otherwise you wouldn’t be here reading this. So first of all, big ups to you for acknowledging how much of an effect stress can have during pregnancy, but also realising in this day and age it’s ... read more
The Mother Sigh
There’s a certain comfort that envelopes a child when she finds the arms of her mother. In our home we call it the mother sigh - this deep and absolute letting go of everything. It’s an instant relief, a relinquishing of all that is burdensome and heavy. A primal connection born from complete ... read more
10 Years…..
It dawned on me the other day. It’s May 2017. 10 years ago, in May 2007 I fell pregnant for the first time. So that’s 10 years of me being pregnant or breastfeeding. THE ENTIRE 10 YEARS. (Well, with the one exception of a 13 month period in 2013). That’s a whole decade. A freaking ... read more
Mama Guilt
Mama guilt. It’s the worst. I’m learning that it takes a significant amount of intentional thinking and some very deliberate actions to reject it. There are days when I feel this ridiculous guilt – completely misplaced, unconstructive guilt – for things like not going to parks every day or sewing ... read more
Nurture the Nurturer
Several years ago, I had hit rock bottom. I found myself depressed, heavily medicated and spending days at a time in bed. My marriage, friendships and career were suffering and I had abandoned all my dreams. I was lacking life direction, purpose and meaning. This I believe was the result of ... read more
