Guilt and shame are like hitting ourselves with emotional sticks

Guilt and shame are like hitting ourselves with emotional sticks

Hello! I wonder if you read my last email, which was all about differentiating between thoughts and feelings? I am so passionate about helping mothers free themselves from self-punishment, and I find myself wanting to write more about this.   I used to think that...
Our relationship with ourselves affects how our children feel with us

Our relationship with ourselves affects how our children feel with us

Hello! One of my original reasons for wanting to help mothers was because I saw how much my own Mum’s inner dialogue affected her and how she responded to me. My Mum is one of the most generous, giving, loving people I know ~ and so filled with harsh self-talk....

Eating for Nourishment or Disconnection?

Hello! How are you? So many of us as women turn to food to avoid feeling our feelings.  I wonder whether you ever do? We want sweetness, nourishment, nourishment, and fulfillment, and food can be a way we try to get that. Or we want to escape feelings of sadness,...

Honouring Ourselves as Mothers

Hello again! I’m listening to The Pretenders’ Hymn to Her as I write, which seems apt! I feel a deep sense of excitement in offering my Love Being a Mother online course to you. It feels so deeply connected to why I’m here and what I’m doing on...

Doing What I Love Makes Me a Happier Mother

Hello again! I’m so much happier as a mother recently since I’ve been doing what I really love. And what I love at the moment is creating all the things I need to create to run online courses.  It’s really meeting my need for creative expression....