Category: Parenting

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019attachment, attention, attention-seeking, change, communication, family, family time, guilt, love, mental health, mother, Parenting, patience, positivity, post natal depression, seasonal, self-care, stress, try, work, work/life balance

Mum Guilt

Earlier this year I heard someone answer the question “what would you do differently in life” as follows: “ I’d fill it […]

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 […]

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019anxiety, attachment, busyness, change, communication, education, family, family time, mother, Parenting, play, positivity, self-care, socializing, stress, talking, tiredness, try, work, work/life balance

Sunday Blues

Sunday afternoon blues…how many of us get that weird sinking feeling as the weekend draws to a close and the impending week […]

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019Activity, body, community, Exercise, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, mental health, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, patience, positivity, post natal depression, postnatal depression, pregnancy, running, self-care, socializing, stress, talking

Run Mummy Run!

“Not enough time”, “no inclination/motivation”, “too tired”, “no childcare”, “not sure what to do”.  These may sound familiar.  Fitting exercise in as […]

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 […]

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019anxiety, body, change, community, family, mental health, mother, nap, Outdoors, Parenting, patience, positivity, post natal depression, postnatal depression, pregnancy, self-care, sleep, sleep deprivation, socializing, stress, tiredness, try

Sweet Dreams

“I love sleep.  My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?” Ernest Hemingway Anyone else feel like […]

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019Activity, anxiety, craft, Creativity, family, learning, mother, negativity, Parenting, positivity, self-care, stress, success, thankful, try

If at first

Have you ever heard of the expression “Achilles heel”?  So, it turns out my Achilles heel is quite prominent and features heavily […]

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019Activity, adventure, anxiety, change, communication, community, education, family, learning, mother, Parenting, positivity, socializing, stress

All grows up

Life is a journey, not a destination.  A journey usually means changes in direction and scenery along the way.  Surely, this is […]

August 27, 2019September 2, 2019Activity, adventure, Exercise, family, family time, Holiday, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, positivity, seasonal, self-care, socializing, summer, thankful

Summer Holiday

As August draws to a close so do the end of the British summer holidays.  The mornings and evenings start to have […]