Illuminate Case Studies – Jacqui Doyle
Jacqui was working in a part time role, balancing motherhood and busy family life when she joined Illuminate. In amongst all of the busyness, she was struggling to find her sense of self and her bigger purpose. And while being a mum was really important to Jacqui, she was grappling with something a lot of […]
My Motherhood Story: Kate Fisher
**Themes of mental health, pregnancy loss, medical trauma and women’s health issues. **This is not an episode for little people’s ears. Pop your headphones on, or listen to it when you’re alone. “I’ve really learned that the best parents, and the best mums that I know are the ones that become the parent that their […]
Navigating Burnout and The Black Hole in 2018
My own invisible battle. This has been on my heart for a while now, and it will give you some context for the work that I do with mums, my experiences and hardships with mental health from my own motherhood journey. In this episode I share a very personal, raw and vulnerable letter that I […]
Katrina Myers on Productivity and the Cost of Saying Yes
Katrina is a Meditation and Wellbeing educator, a fourth generation farmer and co-owner of the family run business, Barham Avocados. Katrina is a passionate rural advocate who cares deeply about rural and regional Australia and is on a mission to support Rural Women to thrive and lead through her Meditation and Mindset Training Business. Her […]
My Motherhood Story: Riana Davis
“No matter how fiercely independent you are and how much you struggle to ask for help, when push comes to shove, you end up having to ask for help” shares Riana Davis on her motherhood lessons. Riana has been officially part of our family for around 10 years, and I am so grateful to call […]
The Identity Shift of Becoming a Mum
One of the most common things I hear from the beautiful mothers I work with is, “I feel like I’ve lost myself”, or “I don’t know who I am anymore”. While we venture into motherhood understanding that things will change, there’s no way we can possibly comprehend how much change we’ll experience. Everyone feels it […]
Illuminate Case Studies – Natasha Searle
Natasha’s journey to joining Illuminate began back in mid 2020 when she signed up for one of our free online sessions. After watching the replay, she was curious to find out more and receive some support in motherhood. A full life and a heavy workload, Natasha had some initial doubts about how she was going […]
3 Ways To Find Your Spark
Helping mums find their spark again is truly one of the greatest things about my job as a motherhood coach. It’s a gift that I get to work with women everyday, helping them to reconnect with themselves, reclaim their voice and get clear on their purpose. That doesn’t mean it’s easy. Finding your spark in […]
The Art of Trying: An Introduction
The Art of Trying. In this context, trying is the colloquial term used to describe the process of deliberately timing intercourse to coincide with ovulation for the purpose of creating an embryo. It implies action. I came to detest the word trying because it invoked in me a sense of hard work, futility and never […]
How to manage decision fatigue
If you’re a Mum, I’m going to guess you’re familiar with decision fatigue. From the moment we wake up, we’re presented with thousands of decisions. How to dress the kids, what to serve for breakfast, what to pack in the school lunches, how to answer your children’s endless questions, and so on. And these are […]