How to Stop Resenting Your Partner
I can’t think of a mum I’ve worked with who didn’t resent their partner when we started working together.
They think they do way more than their spouse. They envy the free time their partner has, or the naps they take, or the way they breeze out the door to work... They stomp around the house doing everything, thinking if they do enough (and stomp loud enough), their partner will eventually notice. Maybe they’ll finally say thank you, or maybe they’ll actually pull their weight.
Why Overwhelm Will Never Help You
It’s no surprise to you that one of the most common emotions we feel as women and mums is overwhelm.
Last August when it was announced by the government that childcare was closing for at least 6 weeks, I felt a sea of overwhelm wash over me.
“How on Earth was I going to balance work and solo parenting and my business and not totally drown?”
Why Playing With Your Kids Is Boring
Have you ever wondered if there’s mums out there who love being around their kids 24/7?
Mums that lavish in hours and hours of play time and never need time for themselves?
Can we all agree that unicorns don’t really exist?
I regularly hear from mums who feel incredibly guilty that they don’t love playing with their kids for long periods of time.
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.
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 Use the Lessons of Hypnobirthing to Change Everything
When they say that having a baby changes everything, I now realise they didn’t mean it in a positive way.
After reading The Happiness Trap many moons ago, I had a breakthrough and realised (shock) my thoughts were not the truth. What I hadn’t realised until I was pregnant, was that my overarching beliefs are not the truth either.
How to Become A Morning Person (Even with A Toddler)
I truly believed that I was never built to be a morning person.
As a teenager I remember cringing as my dad chirped ‘Morning!’ as I dragged myself out of my bedroom to the kitchen, wishing I could quietly lie on the floor and sleep for another two hours.