Life is just a series of days
Life is only a series of days. Like these flowers. One flower after another. How come I’m only discovering this at the grand old age of 41?! It hit me hard the other day. My husband said he was hoping…
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Gratitude vs anger and frustration
‘I’m all for a Serene Motherhood’, I hear you say, ‘but what do you do when you feel angry or frustrated?’ Here’s my tip of the day. Go for a walk and fill yourself up with: And so I did.…
Blue Moon, Full Moon
Yes, it is this time of the month – and it’s happening TWICE in 31 days! I’m talking about Saturday’s Full Moon being a Blue Moon – i.e. the second time we have a Full Moon in a month. Nope, nothing to do with…
I wanted to be an astronaut and go the Moon
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an astronaut and go to the Moon. Now, at the grand old age of 41, I do what’s closest to this – I celebrate the Moon and its power every…
PTSD and parenting – research
Guest blog post by Hope Christie Everything I do is to either avoid trauma in the first place or resolve it. So when Hope contacted me to ask if I would be willing to help her spread the word about…
International Maternal Mental Health Day
Today is International Maternal Mental Health Day. Maternal mental health is a subject very close to my heart. I help prevent birth trauma, maternal anxiety and depression by providing a full antenatal course about preparing for the rest of your…
My spiritual journey started in a sweat lodge
Buddha in Sri Lanka, 2006 Today it struck me that I have gone full circle – but only to move forward, to rise even higher. Five years ago pretty much to the day, I went on a women’s retreat…
The learning-and-teaching dance between you and your therapist
I have been working very hard on my website the past few weeks, learning soooo much as I go along, learning by trial and error but also learning from my web designer. I realised yesterday how my journey to mastering…
Enjoy the journey!
On Sunday, we went for a walk in the woods near Nettlebed, in search of bluebells. We walked and we walked. There were a few here and there, but not quite open. We were disappointed that we were just one…
Single-tasking and mindfulness
Have you noticed how stressful multi-tasking can get? We think we’re being productive, but really we’re not. In the long term we’re not. We get stressed, tired, maybe even exhausted, fuzzy-brained, mushy-brained, therefore unproductive. It is time to stop kidding…