I’ve yet to meet a mum who doesn’t feel guilty about something or other. Guilt is a normal part of the emotional rollercoaster of motherhood. The impact of mum guilt is massive and is one of the reasons we feel so overwhelmed. Here’s 10 ways that mum guilt can impact you: Stops you fulfilling your …
10 Ways mum guilt impacts you…. And what to do about it…. Read More »
I asked my mums recently how many of them felt guilty about the amount of times their kids had been on electronics over lockdown. All of them felt guilty – 100%. Guilt can be such a good stick to beat ourselves with and stop us from implementing changes that actually make a difference to our …
As a human and mother, I’ve found it interesting how some days I can completely manage a complete sh*t show of terrible behaviour and other days a tiny thing can set me off. Some days my patience is endless limit and other days, even the hint of a whine can set me off on a …
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the possible actions you could take and end up doing nothing? Wishing that someone would just tell you what to do to start to feel better? I put together some characteristics of those who were overwhelmed and those who had overcome overwhelm here as it’s helpful to understand …
Breaking free of overwhelm – here’s where you can start…. Read More »
I talk a lot about overcoming overwhelm but what does that actually mean? Does it mean that you’re ‘zen like’ all the time? That nothing ever gets to you? That you’re completely able to handle ever single situation? And I don’t ever believe that to be true because we are human, we have emotions, we …
How do you know when you’ve ‘Overcome’ Overwhelm? Read More »
Last week I shared some insights about how we react as we do. This week I wanted to share some ways to approach this. I want you to remember a few key things from last week – what are your needs, what are you doing each day to look after yourself, everything you feel …
Approaches for supporting ourselves with our children’s behaviour Read More »
If you’ve been following me on instagram or social media recently, you will have seen a theme…. that is about prioritising your needs over the ever growing list of jobs to do and REST. I was already writing a newsletter on the theme of REST when I got this in an email from an old …
PS Thanks for your insta posts on rest, I always need to hear it! ? Read More »
I recently wrote a post about working with your future self. The task was to help you think about life without any of the day to day symptoms that you might feel (anxiety, bored, overwhelmed, stressed out, procrastinating). Part of the exercise was to start identifying how that future you was different to you today. …
When I ask women… how would life be if you didn’t feel anxious/stressed/fearful/fed up….. Many of them reply with… “I don’t know”….. It’s hard to imagine how life would be if they didn’t feel anxious, stressed, busy, worried or something else all the time. They don’t know how a day would look like if they …
How would it feel if you didn’t feel …… anymore? Read More »
All over my social media for the last few days I’ve watched that clip of Meghan Markle documenting publicly what so many mums go through. I am so sorry that she’s had to go through this so publicly. It’s the epitome of vulnerability and it’s something we could all take lessons from in a number …
“….especially as a woman, it’s really, it’s a lot” Read More »
