Self Compassion
Being Deeply Human
16 August 2024 Hello! I feel like I need to introduce myself again, it’s been a while. I’ve missed being here in the blog regularly, I really have. I have written many, many (fabulous) blogs in my head and not written a single one down. Sometimes the flow is just there, because I am…
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Self-compassion for parents
It might be time for a little mid-year check-in. How kind are you being to yourself as a parent? “Every time I read a book about how to be smarter, how not to be sad, how to raise children and be happy and grow old gracefully, I think, “Well, I won’t make those mistakes, I…
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Self compassion
When we come face to face with our own faults, if we look at them through a lens of self-compassion, we have more energy and capacity to change. I need to look after myself so that I can teach my kids how to and so that I have something in my cup to give them…
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It’s Friday but Mother’s Day is coming
I read this poem, “It’s not my turn”, written by a mom the other day that brought back so many memories and resentments from when my kids were really little. I honestly wish I had read this at the time to get some perspective and a different mindset. Everyone told me “This stage goes by…
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Wining at life
#winningatlife You may already have had moments this year when you feel decidedly like you’re not #winningatlife, the moments may be big or small. Significant or quite silly. Which ones do you let define you, if any? It’s a month and a bit into the new year. We’ve had our new start and we’re firmly…
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My boss sucks
Maybe she can use her gentle voice with me, be a bit more boundaried and less bossypants. Firstly, she has no boundaries whatsoever. She contacts me about work stuff and what’s happening during the day, first thing in the morning. No sleep ins, no waiting until I’ve had my cup of sanity coffee, just straight…
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