It can be difficult to find time to ground yourself, especially if you don’t know what the practice really looks like for you and what you hope to gain from it. Once you know this, it’s easier to turn a goal into a plan. You’ll...
Carving time out in your busy schedule for yourself is an important part of being a parent. Here’s how you make the most of those hidden pockets of time in your day. When I read this question, it took me back to my early motherhood days...
Self-care is not a mythical creature, but as a parent, it can often feel like it. If you’re finding it challenging to make time for acts of self-care you need to clarify your motivation for taking care of yourself. We need to re-frame self-care. Self-care is...
There’s almost always one parent who thinks of or takes care of more household and parenting matters than the other. Here’s how you can learn to share the challenges and improve your parenting relationship. Sharing parenting responsibilities involves three things - good communication, all parties not...
Children are more observant and empathic than we often give them credit for. Your anxieties are their anxieties. Care for yourself to care for them. Every parent has a part of their emotional world that they don’t want their children to see, and I am delighted...