12 Ways to bring JOY back this festive season as a Working Mother
The secret behind the Christmas magic isn’t elves, it’s MOTHERS. This time of year it seems that working mothers are in a pressure cooker...
Be kinder than necessary
“Be kinder than necessary”, I read … “than necessary” were the keywords for me as I finished the book “Wonder” with my son (a brilliant...
Halloween - eat the darn candy corn I say!
Today is Hallowe’en and as a mother I am seriously looking at all this candy I have bought to give away to the children who will come...
4 factors for flexible working to actually work
It is National Flex Day tomorrow… I'd like to take a different angle on the life of a busy mum. This blog will look at working mums in...
What to do when parental burnout exhausts you...
Too tired to care and feel like nothing is getting done.... you are not alone. "Important sociological changes in recent decades have...
Can you imagine taking some time for yourself? Here’s how…
Stop - lower your eyes and take 3 slow, deep breaths. As you breathe, repeat to yourself these words - “I am”. ... Another word will rise...
How you can be a more balanced mum
In a time where, ”important sociological changes in recent decades have increased pressure on parents to bring up healthy, secure and...
Not enough time for self-care? Drop and give me 5! That's all.
5 reasons I hear for not practicing self-care by mums are: Don't have time Kids won't leave me alone! Too expensive Can't go anywhere...
Dear Frazzled Mum,
Dear Frazzled Mum, You may look fine on the outside but inside.... things are not what they seem. I see you and I feel it: The tightness...
Balance and the Butterfly Effect
“Shannon provided me with insight into my thinking styles and gave me the tools to become more ‘’balanced’’. … I felt slightly indulgent...
