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SICK OF FEELING UGH? 😖😥😩🤯 DO THIS

No fluff. No bs. Let's get straight to the point.

 

You want to feel good, right?

 

You don't WANT to lose your $*#&, be frustrated, resentful or down. It gets annoying after a while and you then are annoyed at yourself AS WELL as the original culprit! 

 

I'm sharing one SIMPLE tweak to help you feel better,...

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FEAR INVENTORY. SOUNDS STRANGE, WORTH IT.

Ok beautiful mumma - stay with me. I get a Fear Inventory might sound strange 

 

Have you ever done the groceries only to get home and think 'Dang it - we've now got three bottles of tomato sauce and NO bread!'

 

Taking inventory of what's in the house BEFORE the shop let's you know what you need.

 

Or checking...

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WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE FOR A STRUGGLING MUM?

I remember a mum calling me one night, upset and at home alone with her two children. 

 

Another morning, while Directing a long day care centre, a mum called the preschool in tears. 

 

A few years later, a different mother called the Centre while driving, audibly upset, so much so, I asked her to pull her car over so she...

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CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE. LET'S CHAT TO HELP OUR CHILDREN

Have you read the Mem Fox children's book, 'Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!'?

 

My children are 29 and 23 and this book STILL makes my eyes well with emotion

 

Harriet's an adventurous, busy, creative and energetic child who keeps her mother on her toes. Consistent with Mem Foxes wonderful writing, this story has a gentle rhythm and...

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LOOKING FOR INNER PEACE? TAKE THIS MANTRA

 

 There are 8.1 billion people on the planet.

 

That's a lot of personalities AND a lot of opinions!

 

Even in the most well-meaning relationships, some of these opinions can feel off-putting, judgmental, hurtful and disappointing. It can make you wonder if they know you at all.

 

If you've had experiences like this, I...

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TWO REASONS FOR YOUR PARENTING CHOICES. KNOW WHICH TO USE AND WHEN.

There are age-old challenges parents face time and time again. 

 

To co-sleep or not.

How many extra-curricular activities is too much?

Which battle do I pick.... like Every.Day?!?!

And of course, many, many more decisions, choices and forks in the parenting-road.

 

 "Children do not 'deserve' explanations for their parent's...

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3 QUESTIONS TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH MOTHERHOOD

"Birth is not only about making babies.

It's about making mothers."

Barbara Katz Rothman

 

When you had your baby, were you given information about personal development, growth or identity changes? I can't recall being educated in this way. Sure, I was given pamphlets on drinking enough water and resting when the baby rests, but nothing...

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WANT MORE CONFIDENCE? DO THIS

Do you wonder how you can be so competent and confident in some ways and feel totally incompetent and doubtful in others? That's pretty logical if you're comparing folding washing to flying to the moon, but I mean in day-to-day life. 

 

I'll give you examples.

 

I was with a friend in an outdoor restaurant. She was a successful...

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THE HIGHLIGHT REEL ISN'T REAL

Do you look at others and think, 'how have they got it all together?'

 

Maybe there was a time you had life worked out and everything was good. You had your mojo happening, relationships felt healthy. You felt healthy! You enjoyed where you were. Life was good.

 

Then somewhere along the line, you woke up with less passion and more...

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THE EASY WAY TO FEEL BETTER

You may be given a cactus, but you don’t have to sit on it. 

 

American author Joyce Meyer uses this cactus metaphor when reminding us that being negative during challenging times makes the challenging times more negative. 

 

This should be logical, but as humans, we do this with other areas of life too. Totally...

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