Early last year I shared a very personal post about how I was dealing with the repercussions of my teenage eating disorder. Since then, I have still been riding the waves of life… doing well, doing not so well, and doing well again with my eating habits. Being pregnant for nine months of the past year gave… {read more}
Personal Growth
Reflections on Kindness
My Reflection Series features resources to inspire intentional and compassionate parenting. Each instalment of the series shares a photo with a simple insight, plus five links I have found motivational during my current journey as a mother. My Moment of Reflection: I sometimes forget that I am the #1 role model for my kids (or at least one… {read more}
Reflections on Purpose
My Reflection Series features resources to inspire intentional and compassionate parenting. Each instalment of the series shares a photo from my week with a simple insight, plus five links I have found motivational during my current journey as a mother. My Moment of Reflection: Somewhere along the way, I learned to make life complicated. I worried, I put… {read more}
Reflections on Compassion
My Reflection Series features resources to inspire intentional and compassionate parenting. I have decided to change the format slightly… Basically with each new instalment of the series I will share a favourite photo from my week, along with a simple insight, plus five links I have found motivational during my journey as a mother. My Moment of Reflection:… {read more}
Reflections on Living Your Best Life
My Reflection Series offers five questions with corresponding articles/videos to inspire intentional and compassionate parenting. Sign up for posts by email if you would like the series delivered to your inbox. Here are the five sources of inspiration featured this week: Do you ever consider how you will look back on your life, when you are at the end of… {read more}
Reflections on Encouragement
My Reflection Series offers five questions with corresponding articles/videos to inspire intentional and compassionate parenting. Sign up for posts by email if you would like the series delivered to your inbox. Have you considered how mean language can affect your relationship with your child? Amanda from Dirt and Boogers explores name calling in this thought provoking post. Read it… {read more}
Reflections on Making Choices
My Reflection Series offers five questions with corresponding articles/videos to inspire intentional and compassionate parenting. Sign up for posts by email if you would like the series delivered to your inbox. Do you ever get stuck when you are trying to make a change in your life? I loved this Marie Forleo interview with Todd Herman about the… {read more}
Self-Care for Mothers: Keeping Calm
Emotional health is so important to general well-being. Whether stress is coming from my home, my physical health, my responsibilities, or my routine, if I feel anxious and stressed it is hard to live life to the fullest. But as hard as it is to experience the stress, I know that I am not the only one who… {read more}
