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Mar 184 min read

Making emotional acceptance easier

In the last 2 weeks, we introduced the idea of accepting emotions to help remove their power. I heard back from some of our subscribers...

Mar 114 min read

Fighting emotions - let go of the rope

Often we struggle with unpleasant thoughts and feelings. They can pull at us and our reaction is often to pull back. I like to think of...

Mar 56 min read

Suppressing and Avoiding Emotions Doesn't Work

Suppressing emotions When I tell you not to think about elephants.... what did you do? You thought about elephants right? Yeah this is...

Feb 195 min read

I am feeling....

So it is one thing to be able to identify and articulate our feelings to ourselves, but how can we speak about them with other people?...

Feb 135 min read

Feelings - name them to tame them

There is no such thing as 'good' or 'bad' feelings but there are some feelings which are a lot more uncomfortable than others. Often when...

Nov 27, 20234 min read

How healthy are my boundaries? Let's find out.

I am yet to meet a mum with zero boundaries in place. If this were the case, it would be a lot simpler in some respects as you would be...

Nov 20, 20233 min read

Boundaries are selfish mama-myth #1

Learning how to set boundaries as a busy mum is an absolute gamechanger and for many of us it can feel really difficult and...