Some pointers on how to look after yourself as a mum through the summer holidays

A validating post about the conflicting feelings that can arise when our children are going through a transitional phase (e.g. from Primary School to Secondary School)

This week I have launched a new 6-session discounted package of counselling sessions for new mums. In this blog post I’m going to talk about why and how I work with women in this phase of their lives.

You feel like you are in control. You’re dealing with your toddler’s meltdown about putting their shoes on with real patience and quietly you feel quite pleased with yourself because you know this is testing. You know you have a lot on your plate. But now, you can sense that your other, slightly older child, is working their way back to their toys when it’s taken you half an hour to persuade them that it’s time to leave. You try to keep one hand on the youngest and gently coa

Things have cooled down a lot this week, but with hot weather forecast to be returning, I explore in this blog post how we might remain centred and mindful when we are experiencing extremely hot weather conditions. I don’t know how you found the heat last week, but for me it was a struggle to enjoy it. That can feel quite tricky when a lot of people appear to revel in the hot conditions and of course a lot of people actively seek temperatures in the 30’s when they go on holid