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Beyond “I’m Fine.”
Writing for mothers who sense there is more beneath the surface.
Why Do I Overreact as a Mom? What Sits Under It?
I put an empty plate in my child's wardrobe, and the honest reason had very little to do with the plate All I wanted was a yoghurt Why do...
Why Do I Keep Forgetting Things? A Story from 35,000 Feet
If you were on flight BA2279 from London to Vancouver earlier this month, I owe you an apology. You were unwittingly drawn into my ongoing...
Feeling excluded by other Mothers? Mean girls and mean moms
Mean girls grow up. Some of them now do the school run. A friend of mine is watching her daughter stand on the outside of a friendship...
Control in Parenting: When “My Way” Costs Connection
“I’ll do it my way.” It's a phrase that sounds bold and independent, almost romantic in a Sinatra sort of way, but in parenting, it begins...
Listening to Yourself as a Mother: What Inside Out Reveals About Emotional Wellbeing
There is a scene in Inside Out that lingers long after the credits roll because of how quietly and accurately it captures something many...
Why I Wrote a Resignation Letter from Motherhood
The Day Everything Felt Too Much I wrote a resignation from motherhood once. A real one. Not imagined for effect, but written on a day...
How Emotional Coaching Transformed My Parenting
As a coach, I often emphasise authenticity—not because it’s trendy, but because it’s the foundation of meaningful work, especially when it...
The importance of ‘Me Time’.
'The Unexpected Connection Tennis for me is a version of Me Time. It aligns with what’s important to me: staying active, being outdoors,...
Where are you right now?
As we stand on the edge of a new year, I know many of us are still feeling the weight of post-Christmas exhaustion. The busyness, the...
Mountain Biking, Boobs and Life after Fifty
Keeping My Inner 20-Year-Old Alive In August this year, my husband and I spent three weeks ‘vacationing’ on Vancouver Island in Canada. I...
Wellbeing – Completing the puzzle.
Ever feel like you're moving forward, yet somehow still standing in place? You’re hitting your fitness goals, managing your career, and...
The Unwise Investment of Trainers
This week, I caved and bought new trainers—not because I needed them, but because I convinced myself they would magically make me look as...
