Self-compassion for mums

Self-compassion for mums

Self-compassion, or being compassionate towards oneself has been scientifically proven to be highly beneficial to our overall mental health and well-being. It can be an extremely useful and powerful tool in motherhood. I first came across this term when learning about...
Kindness

Kindness

It was World kindness day the other day.At first thought, I found it a bit worrying that we need to dedicate one day a year to kindness. To me, kindness is something that goes, or rather should go around every day of the year.Expressing kindness is even shown to have...
Window to the outside world

Window to the outside world

A while ago I downloaded an app that tells me how much time I spend on my phone. Boy was I shocked. The thing is, when you’re alone with a baby, your phone feels like your only window to the outside world. It’s difficult not to reach out to send a WhatsApp...
What my daughter has taught me

What my daughter has taught me

I’ve been a mum for around 9 months now. As prepared as anyone can be for such a huge event, I did not expect parenthood to be so full of contradictions. For every sleepless night you get a cracking laugh out of nowhere. For every floor you have to clean for the 3rd...

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