Retreat Musings

*This is a long one. Sorry, not sorry.* Have you always wanted to be a ‘good’ mother? Or even a ‘great’ mother? Do you long to face each day with confidence that you will, more often than not, embody the qualities that YOU believe are important as a mother. Do you want to create a
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We are part of the solution. Aka Parenting Starts with Us

Parenting is hard. Wonderful but often hard. And so it’s not surprising that loads of parents bring their children in to see my child psychologists. The large majority WANT to be actively involved in the solution. A smaller portion seem to think that having their child walk from the waiting room to the therapy room
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#confessionsofaparentingexpert

I’ve let things slip. Without a doubt, I haven’t been living according to my mothering values. I think my Mother Manifesto must be hiding under a pile of work because it would seem I have forgotten what’s important to me. Yes. I can’t remember the last time I consistently (as in, most nights) went to
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Floatation Tanks and Monkey Minds

A float session and a massage. The perfect gift from my husband. Now if you haven’t heard of floatation therapy you need to. Oh my God! Floatation Therapy is the new thing. Well it’s not that new because it’s been around forever but its gaining some traction as THE way to totally unwind. And why?
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Confessions of a Parenting Expert

#confessionsofaparentingexpert #overscheduledmother I have a confession. I’m an overscheduled mother! This week on Channel 9’s Perth Live, I was asked to chat about overscheduled children’. Now this is quite a controversial area where there are many divergent opinions. So, I ask you to just, you know, be kind. Firstly, there ARE many benefits to getting
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