expression

March 3, 2021basic need, bravery, change, choice, community, connections, emotions, empathy, expression, family, fear, feelings, future, grateful, homeschool, Hope, inner peace, learning, love, monotony, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance

Rainbows and butterflies

One thing I hold lockdown completely responsible for is robbing me of my creative streak. I haven’t written a blog consistently for […]

November 23, 2020attachment, attunement, basic need, body, bonding, communication, education, emotions, empathy, expression, family, feelings, individuality, learning, mother, nursery rhymes, Parenting, play, play therapy, singing

Wind the Bobbin Up

Have you ever wondered why it is we sing such bizarre, action-packed songs to babies? I’ve never given it much thought until […]

February 5, 2020February 16, 2020attention, attention-seeking, attunement, busyness, change, consumer, Creativity, emotions, empathy, expression, family, family time, feelings, grateful, individuality, negativity, Parenting, patience, perseverance, positivity, self-care, thankful, tiredness, try

Be thankful

I feel confronted by a challenge at the moment, and one I have to admit, I don’t yet have the answer to. […]

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020adventure, change, cold, emotions, expression, family, feelings, fun, Goal, January, New Year, Outdoors, perseverance, positivity, seasonal, winter

January Friend

I tend to find January a bit of a tough month if I’m honest. It’s cold and dark and often wet, and […]

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020baking, basic need, batch cooking, birthday, busyness, community, cooking, Creativity, expression, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, fruit, fun, mother, Parenting, seasonal, self-care, vegetables, winter, work, work/life balance

Our daily bread

Creativity, experimentation, an awakening of senses, connections, celebrations, enjoyment, fun, laughter, family, necessity, daily, basic need…what do all these connotations have in […]

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019adventure, attachment, attention, attention-seeking, attunement, change, emotions, expression, face, family, family time, feelings, learning, love, mother, Parenting, reading faces, socializing, stress, talking

The way you make me feel

Happy, sad, angry, scared, disgusted, excited, surprised, jealous, amused, bored, frustrated, embarrassed, shy, joyful, puzzled, relieved…the list goes on. Emotions are everywhere […]

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019expression, family, love, love languages, mother, Parenting, patience, positivity, self-care

You Can’t Hurry Love

This morning I was reminded of such a helpful tool I thought it only fair to share. As a therapist, you might […]

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019autumn, busyness, craft, Creativity, education, expression, family, family time, fruit, Holiday, indoor, learning, mother, painting, Parenting, play, positivity, seasonal, tiredness

Bubble Pop

Hasn’t it been nice to have the sun over the last couple of days and appreciate the warmth of it in comparison […]

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019Activity, busyness, communication, education, Exercise, expression, family, inference, learning, mother, Parenting, play, play therapy, running, talking

Express yourself

Are you the kind of person that takes words for face value or do you read between the lines and try and […]