“One way to set – and keep reinforcing – a positive mindset, is to set that intention at the start of each day. Morning, when the birds start chirping and daylight peeks through your curtains, is a great time to do this. But I know, I know! So often, the little ones wake before the […]

I was reading my favourite magazine Collective Hub, in my favourite place Whangamata and I came upon a little tidbit that’s changed my world (okay maybe not my world but definitely my mornings!). Music with a strong beat at approximately 100-130 BPM is the ideal tempo for waking to, motivating and leading us positively into […]

Yoga is a form of exercise that quiets the mind and in which practitioners understand that one must ‘look inward’ to find peace. By its very nature it is therefore grounding and centring. It will leave you feeling focused, and – together with a great attitude – it can give you a positive intention for […]

Judgement. Opinions, As mums, we surely all have been on the receiving end at some point. It’s rife in our world and a hot topic after US singer Jana Kramer was slammed for her social media post about buying supermarket baby food. To discuss ‘mummy shaming’ I was invited onto TVNZ’s Breakfast show this morning (you […]

The most used word by readers of my book is “inspiring”; that I’m inspiring. My gorgeous friend Anna wants to feature me as an ‘Inspiring Mum’ on her blog. I’m grateful, and so humbled. But I’ve got a little secret. Let me unfold it for you…   When one is considered inspiring, it’s because they […]

I love my family: my parents and my sisters; the family I grew up with. But they’re not my everything anymore, now that I’m a grown woman myself and not living inside the 4 walls of their protection. I flew that nest long ago, and whilst I’m welcome back anytime (and go back to visit […]

As that day of the year draws near, the one day of the year that’s allocated to honour Mothers, I find myself thinking of the occasion with a different perspective, and it goes against the grain.   Mothers Day is understood to be a day on which other people do things for mums; on which […]

I’ve been reflecting and musing on this for a week now. I’ve taken time over it because I want to do justice to my source of inspiration: my dear friend Jenene Crossan. She suffered a devastating miscarriage after undergoing IVF. All miscarriages are devastating – I know, I’ve had two – but surely those following […]

This time last week I was on cloud 9, cushioned, floating, buoyed by 30 breaths of fresh air from 30 wonderful women who attended my book launch. Now I’m back on terra firma, but my head is still in the clouds a bit (except when my daughters pull me back down to their level – […]

I’m sitting on the couch, babes in arms, listening to the sweet sound of their breathing, feeling the sweet warmth of their skin against mine, basking in a glow of love. The rain is falling outside, but the birds are still twittering away. Other than that there is silence (not even the hum of TV […]