Can you really have it all?

Can you really have it all?

I am a mum of three young children who believes she can have it all. What a release to actually claim that statement. How socially unacceptable for me to admit it. Aren’t mothers supposed to be in an inherent deficit in every aspect of their lives – with a...
Rewilding Life as a form of Justice

Rewilding Life as a form of Justice

Rewilding parenting is, in essence, about justice for children. A justice which we bring into our homes and which we allow to inform our relationships with our children. It is about tapping into the natural, spiritual love that we have for our children, with...
It Takes A Village

It Takes A Village

I believe that one of the biggest losses in modern life is the loss of the extended family. The loss of love. The loss of support. The loss of community. The loss of role models – especially for new parents and their children. As humans we have evolved to live...
Your child’s feelings aren’t about you!

Your child’s feelings aren’t about you!

  Your child’s feelings are not about you. Let me share some insight with you: you are not so special that every single feeling and behavior that your child has is based on you. Your child’s experience is their own. It is not personal. Your child is not having a...
Reframing the idea of the difficult child.

Reframing the idea of the difficult child.

Shifting perspectives and reframing thoughts is one of the most interesting things about coaching. There is a whole world of possibilities in the palm of our hands and yet we often have the same pattern of thoughts, beliefs and expectations all throughout our lives....
How children can teach us about slow living

How children can teach us about slow living

One of the things I notice a lot when I’m out with the kids is that so few children are allowed to explore their surroundings at their own pace. They’re put in cars or restrained in prams and get dragged around while their parents run errands. I understand that there...
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