Relationships

What no-one tells you about school holidays before you’re a parent The single most important thing to remember as school holidays approach is that everyone is going to begin them exhausted. Ideally there should be a day or two to regroup and reset the mind and the body. Instead of the early morning rush, children…

Parenting is hard. That’s the truth. Sorry if you thought it was all going to be peaceful moments staring at a beautiful, sleeping baby. Parenting with another individual (or more) is even harder. Whether you are de facto, married, dating, separated, divorced or otherwise, quite often you need to make parenting decisions together. Sometimes that…

What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to bounce back after a disappointment or a devastating event. The ‘bouncing’ doesn’t have to be immediate or speedy, there just has to be light at the end of the tunnel.  There is a link between individuals who lack resilience and their susceptibility to depression, anxiety and suicide.…

When I meet a new client for the first time, quite often during our first consultation she will say at some stage that she doesn’t think she is a good mum. While there is no simple answer to being a good mum (except for always trying our best) I believe the key is really about…

The toddler phase – you have to love it don’t you? No, you actually don’t have to love it. But lucky for you I am here to give you a heads-up of a few simple things you can change to make your existence with your toddler more enjoyable for everyone. Mistake #1 – Doing everything…

So with the holidays coming up I want to talk about what we want for our families. Not just on holidays, but whenever we get some time together throughout the year. The holidays simply provide a good opportunity to take some time to identify our goals and develop some strategies to make them our reality.…

How many times have you heard the C word already? Of course, I’m talking about Christmas! Due to the topsy turvy year we’ve had so far, many people are keen to get the joy of Christmas started as early as possible. To be honest, I might be one of those people. After covid and the…

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…

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…