Motherhood brings joy, love, intensity and meaning - but for so many women, it also brings something else: Guilt. Relentless guilt. Guilt that doesn’t match reality, logic, or even truth. Guilt that attaches itself to the smallest decisions, the biggest ones, and all the moments in between. You can be doing your best - truly - and still feel like it’s not enough. You’re not imagining it. And you’re definitely not alone. The reason guilt shows up so frequently in motherhood is

The pressure on modern parents to provide ‘experiences’ for their children during the holidays – and particularly the summer holidays –...

The other day my son said: “Daddy doesn’t worry about anything. Mummy worries about me getting sick. And nits.” As funny as the last part...

In this week's Facebook Live* I spoke to fellow coach Katrina Court about maternal ambivalence. Many people mistakenly think that to be...

In our western, capitalist society we are fed the message that we 'should' always be doing, creating, building momentum and pushing...

A Government-commissioned project in 2018* looking at family-friendly policies and women's progression in the workplace found that fewer...

Becoming a mother changes and challenges women in many ways. It’s easy to feel out of control, and at the mercy of our emotions and the...

The past weeks and months have been challenging to say the least. According to the Journal of Psychiatric Research 61% of mums who have...