If you’re like any of the mums I’ve supported in private practice over the past ten years or so, you’re smart, caring, capable and loving. Yet despite everything you manage to hold, achieve, organise, and show up for, you might often feel stressed-out,...
"...but I'm managing to get through work okay" Many of the high-functioning (but quietly anxious) mums I've worked with in private practice are the ones juggling everything each day. They're often referred to as "Super Mums" by other mothers around them, who...
“I Thought I Was Just Tired" You wake at 6:15 am. You shower, sort out lunchboxes, make a quick breakfast, and get ready for work. You realise you actually slept well last night - but then immediately wonder why you’re still so tired. It’s your turn to drop off...
You walk in the door at 5:47pm. You drop your bags and collect half-emptied lunchboxes and water bottles, and place them by the kitchen sink. The breakfast dishes are staring back at you, a familiar reminder that you never really get a break. You’re exhausted,...
As a mother of two school-aged kids, I want to acknowledge that this is a difficult time for every single mother out there. We're all affected differently by the Covid-19 pandemic - as we all have unique family and life circumstances. As a counsellor and...
Ugh! Mum Guilt! Do you know it too? The thing is, as mums, we ALL feel it, know it, and have to manage it at times. There's this little (or loud) voice in the back of your mind that whispers (or screams) at you, tutting away at what you did 'wrong', the way you...
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