When the fairytale is broken
I have always loved fairytales. Magical worlds in which to escape full of intrigue, hero’s, villain’s, and of course, goods fight against evil. I use to have my own fairytale, my own story of how I...
View ArticleCoping with panic attacks.
I wish I could say that I have found a magic cure for panic attacks. They are something that has plagued me since the birth of my daughter. They are honesty for me, the hardest part of PTSD, they...
View ArticleFairest of them all – Accepting the changes in me
‘Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who is the fairest of them all?’ (SnowWhite and the Seven Dwarfs) I look in the mirror and stare at the face before me. Fine lines dart from the green eyes that still...
View ArticleHerby and the Dandelion
It was bright, windy day in blossom meadow, the kind of day where the smells of lavender and honeysuckle float on the breeze, and the warmth of the sun causes the earth to glow. Herby bee was buzzing...
View ArticleAre you filling up your ‘Wellbeing Bucket’
You scroll down the pictures, your phone alight with happy, smiling faces. A day at the zoo, games in the park, happy days spent in the sun, oh and look your friend has posted the unicorn cupcakes...
View ArticleMindful You – Mindfulness v Mindlessness.
For many mindfulness brings to mind someone sat meditating, practicing yoga, in a state of zen. Yet mindfulness Im learning is much more and instead is how we live life, treat others and deal with...
View ArticleBirth Trauma Awareness Week – Feeling Hopeful and Reflective
It’s Birth Trauma Awareness Week and Im feeling hopeful. Much more so than I have for the many years previously, where birth trauma was little mentioned and women would often have their experiences...
View ArticleMindful You – Core values of mindfulness
Life is endlessly busy, and if your like me, you find yourself dashing from one task to another and juggling the constant demands that nag us to be met. This dividing of our attention can be a source...
View ArticleChange, letting go and welcoming the new.
Yesterday I was clever and wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I will change myself. Rumi The pages were written a while ago. A chapter that has been my story. A journey that I didn’t...
View ArticleAre we REALLY supporting women with Birth Trauma?
Everyday I sit with another woman. The pain is etched across her face, tears fall from red swollen eyes and words tumble, revealing the trauma that is leaving its mark. Birth trauma is in many ways...
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