Do you have moments of extreme emotions or overwhelming thoughts or paralysing feelings? Perhaps all of that at once? Sometimes the triggers can be tiredness, boredom or a crisis. You may feel guilt, shame, sadness, fear or anger. These feelings roll like a wave touching many areas of your life. Sometimes these emotions are so […]
Author: The Upside of Me
What type of parent are you?
Do you ever wonder why some mums look like they glide into this parenting gig? Raising their child is central to who they are, they are passionate about parenting and see it as their destiny. Then there are other mums whose central aim is their child’s wellbeing. These parents are the ones that prioritise their […]
This is what mums in control do
I’m sure we would all like to be Instagram-looking mums with children (and ourselves) looking groomed and glamorous. Though, realistically we’ve mastered the art of a quick throw back pony tail and semi-ironed, tidy clothes. We often aim for clean and neat looking kids rather than matching colours and shoes and just getting to places […]
$ave for baby’s arrival
Like most, you have probably been good at spending as a financial team of two. Spending on what you want, desire and need now. You might have a five-year plan or maybe a five-day plan on how to spend your well earned cash. Looking at that beautiful, first trimester scan of your new person coming […]
Be good at parenting by using this
Do you tick one of these boxes? Very tired Craving time for yourself Cruising along but just not that interested Feeling like it’s Ground Hog Day Just plain bored sometimes Even with all these emotions, deep inside all of us still lurks our superpowers …. you’re strengths. These superpowers were used in our previous pre-children life […]