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 […]
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 […]
Maddy Bento on Mental Health, Dieting and Body Image in Motherhood
Maddy Bento is a degree qualified nutritionist working in the body image and intuitive eating space. She was an exhausted mumma who was trying so hard to eat “perfectly” and her mental health suffered, along with her relationship with her body health and food. Maddy has since learnt about Intuitive Eating and Health At Every […]
15 things motherhood has taught me
I think it’s inevitable at one stage or another, we ask ourselves, “How to be a good mum?” While it seems simple, with so much information about what a “good” mum looks like, the answer is not always straightforward. At least, that’s what I’ve found and the feedback I get from my beautiful clients. That’s […]
6 Common Challenges For Modern Mums
Parenting has always been challenging, but it seems even more difficult in today’s fast-paced world. Fuelled by instant gratification, social media and unrealistic expectations, being a “good” mum can feel like a never-ending battle. Recently, I was lucky enough to attend a mother’s group meeting and get insight into the daily struggles of mums. And […]
Reasons I got hooked on Sex/Life (other than Brad & Billie)
Have you watched, or are you watching, the Sex/Life Netflix series? I recently started it, was instantly hooked and promptly polished off Season 1 and 2 over successive nights once the kids had gone to bed. Netflix is a new thing in our lives (we are late to the party!), and I’m generally not a […]
Why a retreat?
As you probably know if you’re reading this, I’m a Motherhood Coach, have an online business and predominantly work remotely. So why am I, seemingly all of a sudden, making a song and dance in the past few weeks about the live retreat I’m co-hosting 2-5 May 2023? There’s a few reasons. Firstly, because it’s […]