Loving our Postpartum Bodies
Before I became a Mama I never gave thought to what my body would look like post-partum. I guess I just presumed it would ping straight back into shape –...
Category: ADVICE
13 mantras to boost your self-worth
I’m the worst at negative self-talk, or rather I should say I was the worst. For most of my life the voice in my head was a very negative one,...
Support your Mental Health – 5 simple steps to help
I remember times when I was in the midst of a bout of depression, or my anxiety was sky high, desperately wishing for support from someone. What I wanted was...
Finding healing with forgiveness
“If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to...
Twenty Twenty Goals
A New Year is my favourite time to set some goals. I prefer goals to resolutions as they feel more positive. I’ve been thinking about what I want this year...
Separating feelings from yourself – 8 ways to help
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better...
A guiding word for 2020
Apart from last year, I’ve been choosing a guiding word each New Year for the last decade. It helps me to focus on the year ahead as a whole, it...
7 Mantra’s to cling to when you’ve lost hope
There have been countless nights when I been crying hysterically, lying on one floor or another. There have been far more times than I could count when I have been...
Changing our inner narrative
I’ve got nothing done today. This is what I say to myself pretty much every single day. When I’ve spent the whole day rushing around, juggling a million balls, not...
5 ways to get yourself out of a rut
Lately, I’ve felt like I’m stuck in a rut. When life starts to take on that ‘Groundhog Day’ feeling, I know that I need to do something. Life at the...
Creating an intention for the year
This moment is my best resource This is around the ninth year in a row that I’ve chosen a guiding word. It’s a ritual that I love every...
Essential Oils to Diffuse for the Winter Months
We can all start to feel a little down when we’re stuck inside during the winter months and aren’t getting the vitamin D we need from the sun. This is made...
Giving thanks for the lessons of 2018
This time last year, I was in a very different place. I was still fighting depression and anxiety on a daily basis, while I kept a smile on to the...
Thinking about a New Year and the year I want to create
With just twelve days left of 2018, and Christmas pretty much organised and ready to go, I’ve been starting to think about the coming year. I love to go into...
Five tips for emotional support when you’re feeling a little fragile
It’s safe to say I’ve been all over the place, emotionally, this week. I’m laughing, then I’m crying, I’m on top of the world, then it all feels like too...