Survivor – A Mumma’s South African Challenge
November 18, 2016 marked 1 year of me being the mother of a special, very busy, determined, social little human. It has been an...
09 Jan
02 Jan
Finding Freedom From Guilt With Food Even When Mothers’ Guilt Exists
Feelings of guilt and shame around food and eating are sadly all too common. Guilt is something mothers feel a lot. Also known as 'Mothers' Guilt'. I would...
Get Your Girl Gang On
I was up late drinking with two of my Girl Gang last night and it's got me thinking about friendships and motherhood and how things...
21 Nov
Selfish or Selfless – Where does Motherhood stand?
When I was pregnant, I was worried. Not about the baby (well I was, but that's a different story), but about my relationship with my...
08 Apr
I’m not the mother I thought I would be.
I have wanted children for as long as I can remember. I was a natural with babies and kids. I always said I wanted 4...
28 Dec
He said what?!?!
I recently had a patient contact me wanting a pelvic floor assessment. She was quite upset when she phoned, and it came to light that...
21 Dec
Coping with an ECS
When your homebirth ends in the operating room I had planned a homebirth. I wanted a calm, natural, undisturbed journey with my babe – without drugs,...
09 Nov
Time out for Mum
I remember friends, strangers, family members, who ever knew I was having a baby, would comment "Make sure you have some time to yourself, when...
02 Nov
This too shall pass
Dear baby I never expected it would be like this. As I write, I can hearing you crying – inconsolably – in the next room. You...
19 Oct
More Time – Less Motivation
Before I became a mum I had a full time job. With that job came a great routine. I got up early in the morning,...