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Are you a mum with small children who is feeling overwhelmed, but really wants to bring some calm and confidence back into your life? Maybe you know you want to feel in control again and be happier, for yourself and your children, but right now it all seems too much and you don’t know where…
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The first year of parenthood is the hardest. That is a simple fact that everyone experiences. Yes, I’ve seen the memes about toddlerhood but I still believe that first year with a newborn is the most difficult. It is especially hard when it is your first baby and you’re fumbling your way through feeding, sleep…
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DISCLAIMER: In this post I generalise about men and women in almost every sentence. While the science behind it is solid, every individual has their own version of ‘normal’. In fact I subscribe to the fact that if no one is normal then normal doesn’t really exist. However, the generalisations in this newsletter are made…
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What is Bone Broth? It is a broth (thin, clear soup) made from boiling the bones of animals. Our ancestors (hunters and gatherers) were very good at not wasting any part of the animals they caught for food. Once they got down to the bones, these were boiled to make a highly nutritious soup that…
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I hear from a lot of my clients that they struggle to get their kids to help around the house with cooking, cleaning and looking after their own areas. This needn’t be such a struggle. The main aim of what I do is to help mums reduce their mental load and removing the constant need…
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I’ve been a teacher for 20 years now and while I’ve watched students come and grow and then leave my classrooms, I’ve often asked parents what they did to create those students who strived to do their best (no matter what their achievement level), who were (almost) always polite and considerate of others and who…
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When did I become a business? My daughter received a Frozen hair detangling spray and brush pack for Christmas a few years ago. She thought it was the best thing ever so immediately we had to use it. By that night she had a red rash along the top of her forehead at her hairline.…
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Where did perfumes start? The first perfumes are thought to have been made back in Ancient Egypt times. In fact it is thought they invented glass for the sole purpose of housing perfume. Originally herbs and the aromatic parts of some trees such as frankincense and myrrh were used to give perfumes their scent. It…
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Viruses They are all around us and always have been. They were first discovered in the 1890s and scientists have been investigating them ever since. Most of us know they are harder for us to kill – they don’t respond to general antibiotics. Viruses need specifically targeted anti-viral substances to kill them. Viruses also have…
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Candles have been around for centuries. Their original purpose was to give light. Since the invention of electricity, candles have been continued to be used to add atmosphere and provide ambience in our homes. These days we even add fragrances to them which we think makes our homes smell nicer. Little do we realise how…
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