Illuminate Case Studies – Amanda Adams
Amanda’s path to motherhood was not an easy one. Highlighted by hardships, including a six-year battle with infertility, by the time her second son was born, Amanda was struggling with sleep deprivation, trying to manage her own business, and shouldering immense self-imposed expectations to be a ‘good mum’. In our first call together, it was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Illuminate Client Spotlight – Renee Lucas
After the birth of her second child, Renee found herself struggling to adjust to motherhood. She’d also recently lost her beloved father, and had moved house, everything felt overwhelming to say the least. Being a mum was wearing her down, and that was coming through in frustration and shortness with her kids. Everything felt like […]
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 […]