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1. The Irony of Mother's Day

   Category: Matching tags: personal awareness,balance,mothers,letting go,parenting,happiness,communication,emotional awareness,guilt,healthy lifestyle,priorities,relationships,stress,thriving,values,wellbeing

   I may be taking a walk on the controversial side of life with this post but I am going to be bold and say this: if mothers were completely honest with ourselves and everyone else, then a vast majority ... Sunday, 01 April 2012

2. The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

   Category: Matching tags: happiness,health,healthy lifestyle,love,mental health,guilt,family,emotional awareness,communication,children,change,balance,mothers,mumday,parenting,wellbeing,values,thriving,stress,priorities,personal awareness

   Picture this, your house, 2 pm: screaming baby, piles of dirty dishes, loads of un-hung wet washing, table not cleared from breakfast, bits of baby paraphernalia strewn everywhere. You: unwashed, still ... Tuesday, 21 February 2012

3. The Problem with parenting

   Category: Matching tags: parenting,mothers,mumday,guilt,priorities,stay at home mothers,working mothers,work/life balance,wellbeing,family,children,balance,happiness

   ... guilt injection we get with conception not enough? Or the pressure to work or stay at home not enough to for us to feel inadequate with whatever choice we make? And don't get me started on the pressure ... Tuesday, 14 February 2012

4. The Meaning of Christmas

   Category: Matching tags: mothers,love,guilt,gratitude,food,family,daughters,children,change,baking,parenting,priorities,happiness,values,toddlers,stress,separation

   Christmastime. It is a season and celebration which invokes many emotions and memories and comes laden with tradition and ritual.  As I began the unpacking of shiny baubles and unraveling of sparkling ... Monday, 12 December 2011

5. What's your Story?- In Balance

   Category: Matching tags: guilt,change,balance,personal development,happiness,healthy lifestyle,mental health,work/life balance,stress,time management

   ... paralysing guilt. It is a great way to gain insight and clarity into who we see ourselves as and who others might see us. What is better is that people soon come to learn that your story is not set in ... Sunday, 31 July 2011

6. An Antidote to Goodbyes

   Category: Matching tags: change,guilt,happiness,love,priorities,family,separation,sadness

   The thing with goodbyes is that they are essentially sad. No matter how often you say them or to whom, goodbyes just drip with melancholy and sadness. What I have discovered in the weekend is that ... Monday, 18 July 2011

7. What is weighing you down?

   Category: Matching tags: change,happiness,personal development,time management,guilt,work/life balance,stress,wellbeing,women,mumday

   In coaching and workshop sessions with mums there are some familiar and repeated concerns that occur and we work through- all based around guilt, lack of confidence, frustration, feeling overwhelmed and ... Monday, 30 May 2011

8. What happens when your 'to-do' list meets Father Time and Mother Aspiration

   Category: Matching tags: guilt,work/life balance,stress,wellbeing,having cake,mumday,time management

   How long is your 'to-do' list? Do you feel as though you are always running to catch up? Are you always putting 3 items on your list and only crossing off one? Are there never enough hours in the day? ... Monday, 09 May 2011