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Today was Avery's 4th b'day. Four years ago, Avery gave me the opportunity and gift of Motherhood.

I've had a few people in the last week share their fears on Motherhood (they aren't currently mothers). It is something they "desire" - yet "fearful" of the possibility that they may lose themself in the process. 

They asked me if I felt I had lost my identity? Or feel less of myself?

I remember the moment so vividly. I was standing in our kitchen, making myself a warm breakfast. Avery was three wee...

How often do you check in with your partner/ spouse on whether "You're on the same team?".

It's a tough one - and when it comes to parenting, your children are the recipients of the energy exchange you have with each other.

They are watching how you love each other.
They are watching how you resolve and move through differences.
They are watching how you respect one another. 
They are also watching your level of self-worth and self-respect. 

I grew up in a family with a cultural background that held t...

Avery has started becoming really rigid in the last few weeks. I've been observing him.

He doesn't like getting his hands dirty - and has to wash them all the time. Everything has to be orderly and lined up.

Recently, his behaviour has also changed. Extra-agreeable and overly regulated.

It was odd to me, and I knew something was up. Preschoolers are meant to have big emotions and LOVE messy play.

There was a moment today where it was just Brooklyn, Avery and I playing in the lounge room.

"A...

I've recently committed to a few "online retreats" and didn't anticipate the time commitment and re-evaluation in priorities that were needed. 

Always at the top of my list is "Self-care". You can't give from an empty well. You can't give from a space of being spent. 

Your level of mind; the health of your mind, body and spirit determines how you perceive challenges - and how you meet them. 

In Asian cultures, there is a post-partum tradition called "Confinement". For the first month - 40 days of...

How are you doing? - Really doing?

How is your mind? How is your heart? How is your spirit?

I want you to know that wherever you are right now, emotionally and spiritually - that there is a potential, a definite possibility, a real opportunity available to you - that allows you to rise above and transcend this time of chaos. 

99% of our challenges are borne from the mind.

We have no control over how circumstances will unfold, and we have 100% control over our actions, our thoughts, our belie...

Wherever you are, I hope you are safe. I hope your family is safe. 

The Motherhood Mindset was borne on the premise that Motherhood is an opportunity for healing, Transformation, and for us to return to our wholeness. 

That we use Motherhood as a mirror - to seek out our wounds, to seek out the shadows within ourselves, and to seek all the parts of us that "we" deem unworthy, unlovable, and not enough.

Where we are triggered, where we are challenged, where we are experiencing guilt/ shame and a...