How to Manage Parenting and PMS
Have you ever wondered why some days it’s so much harder to parent than others?
Have you ever found yourself snapping at your children like you’re having a weird out of body experience?
Last week I posted on my Instagram that I was struggling with my toddler.
I couldn’t work out if she was in a bad mood that day or if it was my PMS looming.
What to Do When You’re In A Slump
Do you feel like you should have an endless supply of energy?
No matter the season, or your workload, or your number of kids, do you always want to feel energetic and able to do everything on your to do list?
You’re not alone.
3 Ways to Share the Load At Home
Have you ever looked around your home and wondered how you ended up taking on the majority of the chores, a lot of the parenting, and the mental load of every single detail of your children’s lives?
You’re running out of freezer meals, your son’s child care backpack zip is broken, and your daughter’s pants are looking too short.
How to Plan Your Day in Lockdown
As iso day blurred into the next iso day, I was starting to feel like time was truly dragging.
Some mornings I was dreading the day by 8am, and others I was watching the hands of the clock like a hawk as we limped towards my toddler’s bedtime.
Cabin fever felt like a real thing as we went from room to room to play throughout the day. I would groan on rainy days, knowing we couldn’t really even get out for our daily exercise.
Are You Tired Of Saying “I Have To”?
On a typical day in your life, how often do you use the phrase “I have to”?
“I have to do the groceries.”
“I have to go to this work meeting.”
“I have to work out.”
The Number One Question To Ask Your Inner Critic
A client came to me last week, lamenting how busy she is at work. She let me know she was “keeping on top of everything”, but based on the sheer volume of tasks and her available time, she was worried about the quality of work she was producing for her clients.
I asked her, “Have you had any negative feedback from clients about the quality of your work?”
She answered, “No.”
3 Steps to Plan Your Perfect Week (Monday Hour One)
When balancing the mum, work, freelance, friends, fitness, and personal life plates, it’s easy to watch our to do lists just grow and grow and seriously wonder when we’ll ever get to it all.
This was me around this time last year – I had notes upon notes in my phone, on my desk, and in my brain, and at the end of each week I had never achieved everything I wanted to.
I needed a new system and was curious and hopeful when I found the Monday Hour One process.
Why You Should Do A Thought Download Every Day
I spent most of last year trying to get better and more consistent with journaling my thoughts.
I have to admit I really only dabbled - I preferred doing yoga and some meditation in the morning and by the time I was ready for bed, the thought of writing pages on my inner most musings sounded exhausting.
Even though I saw benefits from journaling, including more gratitude and better sleep, it never really stuck.
I have become much more consistent with the practice and am using Brooke Castillo’s strategy of thought downloads.
How To Deal With Negative Thoughts (My Review of The Happiness Trap)
Based on the psychology of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the book is centred on dispelling the widely sought after goal of chasing a constant state of happiness.
It also addresses the belief that negative thoughts get in the way of happiness and need to be eliminated or controlled.
As the name suggests, ACT teaches us how to stop struggling with negativity and accept negative thoughts as part of the complexity of our minds.
The Genius of Brooke Castillo’s Self Coaching Model
Brooke's main principles are represented in the Self Coaching Model.
Firstly I love the model because it, of course, implies you can do it for yourself.
Secondly, it is genius and completely obvious and difficult and mind-blowing and crazy hard all at the same time.
Let's take a look…