When she is blooming, she is seen. When baby arrives, she disappears. Why do we move from one extreme to the next when honouring women? Her worth does not diminish when the baby arrives. What is the difference between nourishing… Continue Reading >
A few years ago, one of my mentors, Brandi MacDonald — a social worker and trauma-informed counsellor who works with chiropractors — wrote an article about how chiropractors were getting burnout in the healing profession. It sparked something within me,… Continue Reading >
By Krissy Regan The Wellness Poet Are you a perfect mother? Was your mother perfect? Do you strive to raise perfect kids in an imperfect world? I’m far from a perfect mother. And since I’ve become a mother, I… Continue Reading >
Perhaps the most profound side-effect of becoming a mother is that of gaining a hugely enlarged understanding of the breadth and depth of what ‘loving’ someone really can mean. It’s a new, compassionate, feminine wisdom that more deeply appreciates what… Continue Reading >
Do you remember the last time you allowed your mind to be still? To be focused on your own emotions? Your own wellbeing? Motherhood brings many changes to a woman’s life that when her new baby arrives, her mind is… Continue Reading >
Motherhood; A process of gaining someone but also losing someone – yourself. It’s a time of deep love but also a time of deep exhaustion. Modern Postpartum is often filled with stress, fear and overwhelm and results in mental, physical,… Continue Reading >
By: Jane Kilkenny Having a baby is one of the most exciting and exhausting times in your life. The birth of your baby can trigger the full range of human emotions, from absolute exhilaration and excitement to the deepest levels… Continue Reading >
By Krissy Regan The Wellness Poet Balance and Compromise, two words that take on a whole new meaning as a parent. I will talk about this from a Mum’s perspective as I feel well qualified to write about this… Continue Reading >
Motherhood is the zenith of bliss and at the very same time it can be the nadir of distress. New mothers, many often, find it hard to cope with the around the clock responsibility of a baby. Coupled with anxieties,… Continue Reading >
In today’s society, a lot of us feel the pressure to look like we’ve got it “all figured out” all of the time. And that pressure only seems to increase when we become mothers. The media seems to show nothing… Continue Reading >
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