Why telling someone who is anxious to ‘breathe’ just won’t work
‘The treasure has been with you but you were occupied somewhere else: in thoughts, in desires, in a thousand and one things. You were not interested in the only one thing … and that was your own being.’ Osho In today’s loud and noisy modern world, I am fairly certain...
Self-Soothing Soaks: Botanical Bath Bomb Recipe for Grounding and Wellness
I've been making bath bombs for several years now. They started as a bush playgroup activity, and then became a regular activity I would do with my children to give away to tired mamas during the pandemic. Since then, I've come to enjoy making bath bombs as a...
Down, girl! The effects of toxic masculinity on women.
Toughness: This is the notion that men should be physically strong, emotionally callous, and behaviourally aggressive.Anti-feminity: This involves the idea that men should reject anything that is considered to be feminine, such as showing emotion or accepting...
Restoring Individuality: Rescuing my (Inner) Child from the Public Education System
After two years of lockdowns and conforming to ‘public health advice’, and going along with the crowd, and another year of my first child being swept up into the public eduction system and my concerns being met with outright hostility, I’m suddenly and shockingly...
Sparkle School! Simple Crafts For Happy Little Homeschoolers
Today is R U OK Day, and I feel that this question should be asked each and every day, particularly in light of current world events. Surely it's a given that most of us right now aren't OK. That times are changing, and these changes are strange and frightening and...
We Untamed Daughters
Story Story/ Memoir My mother was a horsewoman. Half Hungarian gypsy, half white Aboriginal - the daughter of a German emigrant who unearthed herself in the island wilderness, baking Bavarian cakes and sewing A-line polka dot dresses, stranded with three children in...
In Support of Sisterhood
Why is sisterhood so undervalued, unspoken, even underplayed in our society? Why still, in our post-feminist world of liberal career working single mothers and pro-abortion feminists? It would seem a contradiction that in our times of supposed feminine enlightenment...
Pandemic Parenting: A Pastoral Care approach to Homeschooling
The pressures of pandemic parenting, of parents needing to multitask between paid work, home duties, and ensuring that children are learning and meeting educational outcomes is a hot house for self-care issues and mayhem. Poor sleep habits, stress and anxiety issues...
Cultivating Kindness in Kids + Crafty Fun Kindness Cards
Kindness is such a trendy thing, popularised by The Care Bears and Kindness Elves amongst other pop culture icons. I'm such a big believer in performing random acts of kindness in helping to create more positive energy in your life. It's affirming, it's heartening,...
Cultivating Daily Rhythms for Greater Calm, Flow, and Grounding
In the midst of a year that been full of unknowns, uncertainties and frustrations, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and deflated at the same time, losing sight of things that our children and we ourselves need in order for us to feel centred and aligned. We need...
1 Day Detox Plan for Improved Energy and Wellness
Before having children, I regularly enjoyed the occasional 1 - 2 day detox, and found that detoxing enabled me to enjoy food much more, eliminated cravings for sugar, salt or fat, and boosted my energy levels dramatically. Since having my daughters, I haven't...
Designing Your Ultimate Dreamy Bedroom for Deep, Satisfying Sleep
Our bedrooms are important places for two main reasons: one is sleep, the other is sex. We're not talking about sex today, ladies, because let's face it - sleep is by far the more important of the two, especially if you're wanting to actually enjoy the latter. Yet...
Why It’s Time To Stop Feeling Inadequate, When You are Already Enough.
Let’s face it - there are many occasions in a person's life when feelings of inadequacy arise and even consume us. These feelings tend to peak in the teenage years and early twenties, when we most compare ourselves to others in the quest for self-identity, or when the...
Vision boarding with children, with free downloadable printable.
Setting positive goals and supporting your life through the use of affirmations and motivational images is a truly supportive and nurturing activity to practice regularly. It allows you to work out what you want to focus on, what things will better improve your life...
Global Conflict, Anxiety and Managing Your Inner Peace
It’s been a terrifying and tumultuous time in my country for the last few months. It has urged the all-important issue of climate change to be addressed now, in the most dire of circumstances. And now that social media is so prominent in our lives, the messages, news...