Category: Upside Times

Do you feel like the whole world has forgotten who YOU are?​ I often wonder why we don’t celebrate (with a card no doubt) the birth of a mother as well as the birth of a child.  We of course delight in new life however, there is this incredible woman (that is now named mum) […]

You get one chance to be a parent to your child. You can have many careers, businesses, friends, homes, cars, handbags, even many chances to find that special partner.  However, you get that one fleeting chance to be a parent to your children. And we want to get it right, right? After birth you receive […]

Like any partnership you get into a groove of what I do and what you do.  However, once pregnancy takes over or the newborn arrives or the toddler is on the move things get a bit different.  We’re often so busy putting out those bushfires aka teething baby or tantrum toddler or sleep deprived small […]

Did you know there are two types of worrying? Just to add worry to worry right? Well there is worrying about external events. We’ve all experienced these. They sound like: “I’m worried something will happen to the kids” “I’m worried that I will be found out to be incompetent” “I’m worried I’m not being a […]

We all suffer from anxiety at times in our life. In fact, during high stress or anxiety our biological auto pilot hits the fight or flight mode. This is to help us deal with threats. Then there are times where we’re just ‘salty’. You know that irritable, annoyed feeling with someone, everyone, something? Perhaps you […]