The Art of Being a Calm Mum

Nobody warns you that getting calmer can make you feel worse before it makes you feel better.

I found this out sitting in my car.

I'd just finished the school run, the kind of day that looks complet...

The mess will continue to be there whether I clean it or not.

I used to feel like the second my kids left the house, whether at school or with their dad, that was my window to catch up. Clean the kit...

This month, I finally took the plunge and moved in with my partner of three years. It is a momentous occasion where we are finally coming together; my two boys and his daughter, together as a family. ...

Before I was a mum, I had a lot of opinions about motherhood.

One of them was this absolute gem: "There is no way I am going to rearrange my whole life for my kids."

Oh, how I cringe now.

If those ...

Do you ever wonder why you go from 0-100 in a split second when you are with your kids?

It feels like you are starting from 0, but the truth is you could be anywhere from 90 upwards before you reach ...

I've been taking a bit of a trip down memory lane lately. And it got me thinking a lot about some of the challenges I faced when I first became a single mum.

I was on my own, in the middle of COVID, ...

This morning I caught up with a friend for coffee and we got talking about this process of normalising what is happening in our life.

For her it was in relation to overcommitting in her business and ...

I was at the beach yesterday. It was the first time in a long while without kids in tow. It got me thinking about my early days of divorce. Not long after I made the decision to leave my marriage, I h...

About a week ago, I was sitting on my couch, tears streaming down my face, wondering how I’d managed to get to such a low point. As a single mum, I’ve become familiar with anxiety, but this time, it f...