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Personal Development
The Developing Mind, Ours and Our Children
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Aug 11, 2022 | Parenting, Personal Development
I have a deep fascination for children, particularly in how they develop and what can we do to help them reach their full potential. Much of their development starts at the beginning in those foundational years. When survival needs are met through the responsiveness...
Looking after your relationships as parents
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Jan 10, 2022 | Partners, Personal Development
It was about 8 weeks after Sam, my first son was born. I was storming around the house, slamming doors and packing my bags. I told Peter I’d had enough, and I was leaving. We then argued about who was taking the baby. I couldn’t even fathom that he thought he could...
Moving Forward in a World With COVID
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Nov 10, 2021 | Personal Development
Reclaiming Our Community and ConnectionHello my dear, thanks for tuning in. I had my first in-person class over the weekend, since the lockdown. It was so lovely to have people back in the training room. I was acutely aware of the fear levels of people in the room, as...
Communication – listening and talking is a skill to develop
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Nov 7, 2021 | Personal Development
The biggest superpower we have as humans is our ability to communicate – both talking and listening and very few of us are taught how to do this. My husband often quotes the saying, we have two ears, one mouth – use accordingly. In other words, listen twice as much...
Rapid Transformational Therapy to Help You Grow as a Parent
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Mar 25, 2021 | Personal Development
“I can’t help it, I fly off the handle at the most ridiculous things.” “I’m not the parent I want to be, I seem to have this pent-up anger, and my daughter triggers me.” “I’m sick of feeling anxious all the time. I have this continual fear that something bad is going...
Breathing Better Is Not That Hard
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Nov 13, 2020 | Birth, Personal Development, Pregnancy
I am blessed to see my families again after they have had their babies, and I do get some beautiful compliments about how my course changed their labour. But during a birth debrief with a couple, I received one of the most wonderful and confusing compliments I have...
From Calmbirth Canberra to Transform Your Birth and Transform Parenting – An evolution story
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Aug 7, 2020 | Personal Development
It’s close to a year since I first decided to leave my beloved Calmbirth community. To further my experience of working with new families and act on creating the vision of transforming not only birth experiences, but the parenting experience. When you teach something...
Reflections on my Personal Meditation Practice
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Jul 29, 2020 | Personal Development
It was the first day of my training, over 14 years ago, when I was listening to Peter Jackson, the founder of Calmbirth, talk about the role of the subconscious in childbirth. I was smitten, not only with Peter's lovely kind manner and his relaxing voice but also his...
Choose Your State of Mind
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Feb 24, 2019 | Personal Development
Have you ever just stepped back and listened to your mind? “Oh god my bum looks huge in these jeans.” “I’m just so over this work, come on 5 o’clock.” “Are you kidding me, why did you say that?” If you take a step back, you will notice that you can observe your...