There are many assumptions we make about motherhood and many of them aren’t true. Sure, you’ll be tired while you have a young baby needing regular night feeds, and yes, …
Five simple life truths
Everybody wants to be happy and have a joyful life but we so often unintentionally find excuses and create obstacles to make sure we never achieve it. We defer happiness …
Mothers of Influence: Monique Richards
Some of the greatest stories I love hearing and sharing are the ones where people overcome illness by changing their lifestyle. I find these people amazing: to not take a …
Your life is you, not your circumstances
Until not so long ago, my life had been a constant exercise of comparison and judgement. One of the stories I told myself was that I had to achieve to …
Fighting fatigue
Feeling tired has become a 21st century way of life, but we aren’t designed for it. Fatigue is not a ‘normal’ state to be in all the time. It has been …
I’m fakin’ it – my smile that is, and it’s making life sweeter
I’m experimenting with my smile. In that I’m trying to keep one on my face for most of the day. Not the toothy, forced type that might scare a small …
Oh baby, you’re still beautiful!
Yesterday on the weekly ABC Coast radio spot I’m part of, the parenting panel discussion raised the topic of pressure on women to lose weight after having a baby. It …
Homemade natural toothpaste
For some time, I’ve been working on detoxing my bathroom. Slowly culling chemical-laden products and searching for natural alternatives that are effective and inexpensive. A few months ago, I ditched …
Finding a state of selfish grace
This afternoon, the mid-year school holidays will kick off here, which means ‘me’ time will be in short supply for a few weeks (more so than usual). While the holidays …
When you know better, but stuff up anyway
Don’t you hate it when you know better but you screw yourself anyway? Those times when you know damn well that you’re making every mistake in the book and yet …
Real fast food: a quick healthy soup
One of the best things about winter is soup. Nothing screams nurture and nourishment more than a big pot of simmering goodness on the stove. Years ago, I’d take some …
Don’t play the age game, the numbers don’t add up
It would be so great if women could just forget about their freakin’ age. If they could stop, for good, judging their self worth and value in anyway by their …