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The cornerstone of mental health for mothers is self-care: 5 ways to make yourself a priority
Being a mother is the best reason you’ll ever have to take care of yourself. It’s important to nourish yourself in order to pour that...
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Helping mums navigate the emotions and struggles of motherhood and find more connection, compassion & calm.
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Tips for a calmer start to the school day
Getting the kids out the door on school days is a challenge for every parent, but there are things we can do to promote collective...
3 Ways to Cope in the Moment
Life and parenting is full of tricky times and difficult moments. Whilst we can't always stop the storms from blowing, we can equip...
Top 10 tips to prepare for the start of the school year
It’s that time of year again - where change is hanging in the air. The mutterings in the playgrounds are all about uniform and school...
Lucy Higgins
- 4 min
Sick of being told you need to slow down? How to avoid burnout when slowing down isn’t an option
For the past 18 months my friends and family have continuously warned me that I needed to slow down. But I felt I had no choice, I was in...
Your 5 Minute Visual Escape within Your Protective Bubble
Join Sophie for this weeks 5 minute visual escape and create your own protective bubble. How will it feel to have your own bubble to...
7 Tips for a Calmer Start to the School Day
Getting the kids out the door on school days is a challenge for every parent, but there are things we can do to promote collective...
Emma Jane Unsworth
- 6 min
Extract from After the Storm: Post-Natal Depression and the Utter Weirdness of New Motherhood
Photo Credit:Thomas S.G. Farnetti/Wellcome Collection People say that with postnatal depression you feel numb, nothing, towards the baby....
The Impact of Covid on mothers and how Nourish can help
At the best of times, the transition to motherhood is a vulnerable chapter, but during a global pandemic those challenges are...
Rebecca Oxtoby
- 4 min
Bex’s maternity-leave diary and her response, one year later...
Hi, I’m Bex. I know guest blogs don’t typically start with a self-introduction, but I’d feel as though I threw you right in if I didn’t...
Chloe Bedford
- 3 min
How to support a worried child when you feel anxious too
These are anxious times, for us and for them. Anxieties that perhaps you thought were long gone have raised their head over the last 12...
How to create a more playful family home
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing" - George Bernard SHAW Do you believe in magic? One of...
Tips for Restful Sleep with Dot Zacharias, Sleep Coach and iRest Yoga Nidra
Tips for Restful Sleep for Mums with Dot Zacharias, Sleep Coach and iRest Yoga Nidra teacher
Balancing the parenting brain and how to avoid “blocked care”
Meeting our babies’ physical and emotional needs on a 24/7 basis is important for raising a secure and emotionally healthy child, but it...
5 breathing exercises to help you cope in the moment
The common catch cry in times of squeeze is ‘I don’t have time to look after myself’! The challenge is real but there are always things...
Getting to Know Your Thyroid: Why feeling overwhelmed might be about more than just being a mum
Women are amazing: I believe they hold up the world. Unfortunately, they are not always so amazing when it comes to paying attention to...
5 tips for managing stress more mindfully, even as a busy parent
Are you feeling the squeeze right now? Things may feel particularly challenging given the current situation, but even in normal times,...
7 Simple Strategies to Combat Overwhelm
Have you noticed the overwhelm rising? Check out these 7 simple strategies to combat the overwhelm and support yourself during this time.
Juggling Hot Potatoes
Have you been juggling a lot of hot potatoes recently? And I don’t mean just around the bonfire! I read a LOT of parenting books and...
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