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Motherhood: what I learnt when I became a mother
Exploring motherhood lessons and the myth that to be a good mother you need to be self-sacrificing.
Motherhood, Parenting, Raising children, Self-love, Breastfeeding, Children
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Mother's Day – What does it mean to you? . . . Then and Now
Mother’s Day – we ask Men and Women what it’s all about?
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Enjoying all that Mother’s Day can offer
Forget the short-lived hype of Mother’s Day, let’s dig a little deeper and explore what else Mother’s Day might be offering to not just women, but humanity in general.
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Best Mother’s Day gift ever!
The best Mother’s Day gift ever is unwrapping the roles and expectations we put on ourselves as women when it comes to mothering. The perfect mother is not just an ideal, it’s an impossibility, but what’s the alternative to trying to make everyone around you happy?
Exhaustion, Motherhood, Parenting, Raising children, Mother's Day
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What if we lived every day as Mother’s Day?
We as mothers may wait for Mother’s Day and the acknowledgement from others of all that we do for everyone else, every day of the year, but what are we waiting for?
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Mother’s day: special treat or sneaky trick?
Mothers day: Special Treat or Sneaky Trick? – asks mothers to consider what is the true motivation behind Mother’s day and if we settle for this one day treat because we don’t appreciate ourselves?
Mother's Day, Motherhood, Appreciation, Esoteric Women's Health, Healing
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Mother’s Day presents, mothers and me
Mother’s Day – what’s it all about? ... Celebrating the amazing Women we are aside from the chocolates, fluffy socks and dressing gowns!!
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Understanding anxiety and replenishing a woman's self-worth
Globally the rates of anxiety amongst women have become increasingly seen as ‘normal’. How can this situation be turned around so that women regain a sense of their self-worth and self-confidence?
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Women’s thoughts about Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is considered a major mothering highlight after women become part of the motherhood fraternity! But what are women’s thoughts on Mother’s Day?
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Is striving to be the good mother really what true mothering is?
Mothering can be a comforting yet uncomfortable job for many women. Although a vast library of information already exists on mothering, this article offers a fresh perspective on this subject.
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Serge Benhayon – presenting true healing and breaking all the moulds
Serge Benhayon breaking all the moulds, a man of true honour and dedication, a man who offers true healing.
Acceptance, Motherhood, Self-love, Self-worth, Healthy relationships
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Infertility and appreciating the true woman
Mariette Reineke shares her experience with infertility and coming to appreciate the loveliness of the woman she truly is, as inspired by a Reading from Serge Benhayon
Esoteric Women's Health, Nurturing, Universal Medicine, Self-love, Acceptance, Infertility, Motherhood
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Joining the dots between maternal and infant mental health
Motherhood is a time of great change. How can women best manage their mental health for the sake of themselves and their infant?
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Motherhood beyond our children
A beautiful piece revealing there is more to mothering than meets the eye
Motherhood, Parenting, Raising children, Children, Healthy relationships
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Being a good mother – comfort or responsibility?
For a mother, mothering and providing comfort for our children seems a normal responsibility of life, however are we doing too much for our children and preventing them from experiencing life in full?
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Pregnancy checklist – help or hindrance?
Exploring the the most important ingredient on pregnancy ‘To Do’ lists a childbirth educator and mother of 7 offers a new perspective.
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10 key truths about giving birth
'10 Key truths about giving birth' offers a new approach in how women can support themselves to prepare for birth that is not determined by a certain outcome or marker of a woman’s worth.
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Pregnancy glow & postnatal depression
What is it about pregnancy that makes a woman feel fabulous and glow? What is postnatal depression really about?
Pregnancy, Birth, Parenting, Motherhood, Sacredness, Stillness
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Does using our breasts as a baby pacifier truly support us or our child?
Using our breasts as pacifiers when breast feeding is a fast track to exhaustion and frustration but there is another way.
Breastfeeding, Motherhood, Confidence, Raising children, Breast care
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Healing childhood sexual abuse: impact on pregnancy, birth & mothering
Motherhood presents women with opportunities way beyond simply having a baby. What gifts could true empowerment offer, especially for mothers who have experienced childhood sexual abuse?
Motherhood, Self-empowerment, Abuse, Birth, Children, Pregnancy
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The mother baby bonding process – is it always automatic?
All mothers want to be ‘good mothers who love their babies’, but it doesn’t always go to plan. What happens when baby bonding doesn’t happen?
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Motherhood 101: an all-encompassing mothering
Is the quality of our mothering of others influenced by the quality of our mothering of ourselves? Debasing the notions that mothering yourself is selfish and asking for help is an indication of failure.
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Pre-natal and post-natal depression and mental health issues in the perinatal period – what are we missing?
There is a huge amount of advice and support available for women during the peri-natal period, yet women are increasingly struggling with mental health issues such as pre and post-natal depression, anxiety, self-harming and suicidal thoughts and behaviours. This situation naturally calls us to ask ‘why; what’s the part are we not truly understanding?’.
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How to support mothers in dealing with anxiety
Have you noticed the way that anxiety is creeping into the mothering sphere more regularly these days? Let’s consider taking a fresh approach for understanding mothers experiencing anxiety!
Anxiety, Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy, Performance anxiety
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Comparison: the unspoken side of being pregnant, giving birth and mothering
Being pregnant, giving birth and mothering are usually much anticipated and regarded as special parts of many women’s lives. But rather than enjoying this period, women are often left feeling unsettled and unfulfilled, yet find it hard to work out why.
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From being a good mother to true mothering
Mothering from a place of comfort, while seemingly ‘comfortable’, is not comfortable. So what does this even mean?
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What mothers teach daughters
Many daughters have learnt to define themselves and their worth by keeping busy, doing something and feeling guilty if they don’t. But is this really something for mothers to pass on to daughters?
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Motherhood: why am I not enjoying it more?
Is motherhood actually lessening in quality under the assumption a mother has to go it alone, and is there a call for the return to community mothering and support?
Motherhood, Parenting, Raising children, Children, Healthy relationships, Role models
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Post Natal Depression - A Health Stop
Post natal depression is nature’s way of stopping you from continuing a way of living that does not confirm and boost who you are.
Motherhood, Pregnancy, Depression, Birth, Self-love, Self-worth
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What’s self-love got to do with pregnancy and stillbirth?
Experiencing a stillbirth is difficult for women and those around them. Yet, healing from the experience may not as impossible as it seems.
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Motherless mothers – finding our way back to wholeness and love
Explores the deep grief women carry when they don’t have a mother and how mothering from within can heal this.
Motherhood, Love, Parenting, Raising children, Family, Children
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Breastfeeding or bottle feeding – what is truly on offer?
Do we take breastfeeding and bottle feeding for granted as a mere functional part of caring for a child – or is there an opportunity for much more when we place a baby onto our breast or give them a bottle?
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Work, mothering and female empowerment part 2 – getting to the truth of it
The pictures we hold around mothering, attaining a work-life balance and the quest for workplace gender equality rarely match the reality of women’s lives. Is there more to understanding true female empowerment than what we have been led to believe?
Empowerment, Motherhood, Self-worth, Work life balance, Essence
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A new Mother’s Day message – awakening the mothering qualities within us all
We all have had different experiences of being mothered. What if this Mother’s Day we allowed ourselves to stop and consider if the ultimate expression of mothering went way beyond the usual definitions?
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Living with a teenager
How do we support our teenagers in a world that is overwhelming and constantly ‘parenting’ them from social media and outside influences?
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Healing from birth trauma
The rates of birth trauma are growing worldwide and the alarm bells are ringing loudly. What then is needed for true healing?
