I feel anger when I hear the words “its just a phase”.
I feel the tension in my jaw and notice it. I feel sadness and I sigh. The impact that those words can have when they are spoken by a person in a position…
There was a time when I wanted the world to stop – but it didn’t.
The sun would rise every morning and I just didn’t want it to. My world had ended and I wanted the world to stop. Now, I often look for the sun when I…
The long shadow of divorce
Or bullying, or the death of a parent, or living with warring parents, or a parent with a disability, or mental health issues, or poverty, They are called Adverse Childhood Experiences Too many…
A child is for life, not just for maternity leave
Do you recognise this from the advertising campaign about dogs? A dog is for life, not just for Christmas? A dog needs: A home, caring for, affection, nurturing, training, protecting, food, water, insurance,…
I blame Disney – happy endings are just the beginning.
When I reflect on my life so far I’m struck by how often I find myself holding my breath, waiting for the final moment – the ‘ta-dah! you’ve made it’ moment. The ‘it’s…
Six things I wish I had known before I started my parenting journey.
I often wonder which books I should have read before becoming a mum, what conversations would have been useful, what opportunities I missed to prepare myself for this life long commitment and so in the hope that this may help others I have pulled together the following six things.
Are you avoiding divorce or separation or are you choosing to create a healthy family life for yourself?
At this time of year as the pressure pot builds around the need to be happy and smiling and grateful, there are so many families who are struggling simply to be kind to…
The importance of creating a 3rd space for children of divorced parents
Have you heard of a 3rd space? Have you ever benefitted from having a space away from home, away from work, away from your husband/partner/wife/significant other to just be free to say or do…
Suppressed anger in the workplace v unregulated anger in the workplace – which is more toxic?
Suppressed anger in the workplace v unregulated anger in the workplace – which is more toxic? Neither suppressed nor unregulated anger in the workplace has a positive outcome in the short or long…
Self-employed? Parent? Children experiencing difficulties at school?
Self-employed? Parent? Children experiencing difficulties at school? I feel the overwhelm just from the words. Self-employed, so you don’t have the buffer that employees often have. Parent, so you are living each day…
