My backstory & business advice
Last month I attended the AusMumpreneur Conference and Awards night in Sydney, which was a blast! It was uplifting, inspiring and a great opportunity to pause and celebrate – my business, as well as other incredible Mums in business! Although I wasn’t a winner, it was an honour to be a finalist in the AusMumpreneur […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is Self-Care?
What is self-care? I frequently get asked by mums, How do I prioritise myself? How do I fit it in? And how do I do it without feeling guilty? Self-care is not unfamiliar to any of us and quite often we can think of self-care as booking a massage or booking a weekend away or […]
My word for 2023
Have you come up with your word for 2023? Is this a ritual for you too, or a foreign concept? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, your ‘word’ for the year is a theme and intention that underpins everything about how you’re going to show up for that year (think, feel, act). For […]
Defining and Building Resilience
Resilient is a word I use to describe mothers and it’s certainly a commonly used word in relation to rural Australians. However, what does it actually mean to be resilient? I’ve long been intrigued by the topic of resilience. I recently wrote a summary of a Profitable Farmer Podcast Episode 106: The Psychology of Resilience […]