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How to build your mama village (without compromising your values)
Long had I watched mum groups in cafes and felt a pang of jealousy as I took my keep-cup back to my baby capsule-free car. Yes I was envious of the baby, but I was also envious of their almost tribal connectedness. I yearned for the deep knowing looks those mothers gave each other across conversation that hardly happened as they each nursed and wrangled their children in a public place.
My baby eventually arrived, but my mama wolf pack didn’t suddenly materialise. Where did I go wrong? Over a…
How to not have a baby shower (and feel even more loved)
What Mums Want This Mothers' Day.
Once upon a time, I sent this graphic from my mum-crush Senator Larissa Waters to my own mum on Mothers' Day. Now as a mother, I want to stand on my proverbial mountain and shout her "gift ideas" even louder. But what can you as a partner get for the miraculous mother of your child, or do for her on her Hallmark Holiday?
Well, we don’t want stuff. We especially don’t want one of those light boxes to dry your painted nails in, and we definitely don’t want a new vacuum cleaner or kitchen applianc…
Massage for the Sole and Soul
Essential Autumn - Warming Mums from the Inside Out
The mornings are crisp, the leaves on our maple are turning yellow and the pumpkin vines are dying off - it must be Autumn! In many non-western cultures, Autumn is considered a time of letting go of what we don’t need and turning inward so we can work on hibernation and consolidation over winter. At a time when westerners intuitively turn to nourishing soups and stews over crunchy salads, we are wise to recognise the ancient knowledge systems that encourage this transition. The ancient Indian Ay…
Babywearing - friend or foe? An exercise physiology perspective.
In the B.C. (before children) era of my life I was fascinated by seeing women all around the world wearing their babies. Vietnamese mums worked rice paddies with babies on their backs, Peruvian women walked steep streets wearing their children in traditional “manta” blankets, and in the national parks of New Zealand families trekked carting their kids in impressive purpose-built carriers. Then I had my own baby, and I quickly realised that what looked so easy could be a double-edged sword.
Baby…
The online opportunity - why virtual Mama Circles tick all the boxes.
The myths and truths of maternal instinct
Reclaiming the "nap trap"
Lunch - the forgotten hero of newborn motherhood.
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