Birth, Early Parenting, Parenting, Personal Development
Reflections from the ‘Seen’ documentary Blog My community have come together recently to view this wonderful documentary called SEEN.We had some rich discussions afterwards and so I thought I would summarise some of our insights. “Children need connection more than...
Birth, Early Parenting, Parenting, Personal Development
Holding big feelings for ourselves as parents How do you do feelings? Especially big ones? Do you fly off the handle, or shut down? Do you ring a friend and blurt it all out or write about it? Do you pretend it isn’tchallenging, and when your partner asks how...
Birth, Early Parenting, Parenting, Personal Development
Reflections on a 30-year-old marriage When I said the words, ‘I do,’ never could I have imagined what I was vowing in that moment. We use the word ‘vow,’ like it’s a casual agreement, up for renegotiation at any time – always with a ‘get out of jail free’ card in your...
Birth, Early Parenting, Parenting, Personal Development
Happy Kids? Is it our job? Is raising happy kids the goal? How often do we hear the words – “I just want them to be happy?” What happens when we continually are trying to make our children happy? Is this the right goal in parenting? Don’t we all want to raise...
Birth, Early Parenting, Parenting, Personal Development
Parent Grief I once heard the quote, “when a baby is born, it is a continual journey of letting go. The first step is the cutting of the umbilical cord.” My heart broke in that moment as I recognized the truth of those words. Letting go is the biggest, hardest and yet...
