Silke Thistlewood4 minExpectations vs. reality in motherhood I'd always imagined I'd be the kind of mum that would go for jogs with baby in the pram. Honestly, that was one of the main images in my...
Nicki Young4 minWhy “Work-life Balance” isn’t the Holy Grail we seem to think it is…What is Balance Anyway? For as long as I can remember, we working mums have been trying to achieve the “Holy Grail” of work-life balance....
Laura Dickerson5 minLife After Birth: a real account of the transition to motherhood after birth traumaJanuary 1st 2022. I’m about to swim at a cold water charity event to raise money for maternal mental health. Water temperature 14...
Dr Andrew Mayers8 minWhy Maternal Mental Health MattersThis week (2-8th May) is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week – a week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental illness while...
Kathryn Di Virgilio3 minIt’s OK not to find parenthood blissful (dealing with shame)Motherhood comes with a lot of expectations. The image that so many women have is of a content and happy mum cradling a sleeping baby....
Tamsin Williamson, The Parent Coach4 minPeople pleasing in Motherhood, and how to set yourself free!How often do you find yourself…. …saying YES to others when in your heart you mean NO? …spending time with people who don’t bring out...
Nicky Lowe7 minShould I stay or should I go? 7 self-coaching questions to help you navigate work vs motherhood.When stepping back fails. A year after having my first child I returned to work and just a few months later I found myself in my doctor’s...
Natalia Stasenko3 minHow to tame your anxiety when your child won't eatWhenever you see your child ignoring new food, you may feel a particular feeling rushing through your body. It can be slightly different...
Nourish6 min15 Ways to find pockets of positivity, even in tricky timesFrom the safety of the UK, it is hard to even imagine the fear, pain and tragedy that so many Ukrainians are experiencing right now. Our...
Diana Spellman4 minThe Great Mental Unload Starts HereThe great mental unload. We’ve talked about the mental load a lot. We need to reduce it. But how do we start? It seems such an...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist2 minSimple self-care when you have ZERO TIMEIt can be hard at the best of times to squeeze in nourishing practices but when we need it the most that’s when it can feel literally...
Sara Campin, Founder of Nourish1 min3 tips for coping with an early startBeing wrenched from sleep by our kids - a challenge mums know too well! When your day feels exhausting before you've even opened your...
Mandy Rees4 min5 New Year, no-guilt, self-care 'strategies', NOT resolutions!The New Year often brings with it a pressure to try and reinvent ourselves and set ourselves (often unrealistic) resolutions. But what if...
Sara Campin, Founder of Nourish4 minTop Twixmas Treats 🎁 7 essential meditations to help parents restore and reboot ready for 2022It’s been one hell of a year. No sorry, 2 years! Many of us have not had a proper holiday to restore and recharge in what seems like...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist4 minHow to stay in your lane this ChristmasAs we approach another Christmas season it’s helpful to remember that while life has opened up, we are still very much in the midst of a...
Laura Abba4 min3 reasons why your idea of motherhood is not near your realityWhat we know about how we live, is that our minds are always searching for ways to keep us alive. And it takes our past experiences as...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist1 minSimple Strategies to Dial Down WorryWe live in worrying times and while anxiety is a very normal response to the current uncertainty we find ourselves in - yet again (!), we...
Dr Caroline Boyd5 minMum Rage & the Mental Load – What Helps?Feeling stressed? Exhausted and irritable? Raging silently? If the answer to any of these is Yes, then you may also be wondering how...
Mandy Rees3 minFive ways to embrace your Great Mother energyEvery mother has a power within her - a deep intuition and wisdom that makes her soul sing and heart ache in equal measure during...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist1 minYour 3 Step Plan to Uncertainty In the midst of all this great change and uncertainty, we need a plan! Even when there is so much outside of our control there are always...