How did Anna know what to do with her screaming baby? By trusting her motherly intuition – and with a little help from her Mamma! Sleep? Who needs sleep? Anna is a friend of mine whose baby, Charlotte, is just three months old. Even though Anna is a medical doctor, being a first-time mum is […]
Generational Gaps: Who would have thought what your grandparents didn’t know makes a difference to you? Listen to Jenny talk to Scottie Haas on ultra106five about generational life skills gaps – because you don’t know what you don’t know! At the start, Scott mentions the chat from the previous week. You can listen to it here >>> […]
Being a mother is hard work. Sometimes it can feel like there are more bad days than good ones! And while it’s so easy to lose perspective in the middle of the fray, here are 6 HUGE reasons to cherish motherhood. Keep this list to come back to every so often, because it will help […]
While the incredible complexities of motherhood are rarely spoken about, my plan is to change all that with Treasuring Mothers. This website and podcast are all about giving honour and value to mothers. And celebrating Mother’s Day is high on the list. I hope you had a memorable day last Sunday, and that you had a […]
HAVE YOU EVER SUDDENLY realized you don’t know something that everyone else seems to know? There can be life skill gaps in your knowledge, and it can be dang uncomfortable! Life skills, almost always, are passed onto us by our parents. It’s part of the process of growing up. Listen to Jenny talk about life […]
I was going through a big transition to my new school. And it was the end of my first day. Looking out the tram window, I panicked. Oh no! That was my stop! Quickly, I pulled the cord, high above my head, but it was too late. It sailed onwards – the tram would wait […]
How did Anna know what to do with her screaming baby? By trusting her intuition – with a little help from her Mamma
Perhaps it has never occurred to you. On the other hand, maybe you are aware of it every day. But a mother is a sacrificial being. In addition to many other things, she sacrifices her sleep, her time, her career, her thin body, and her sense of “self” for her children. This doesn’t stop after the […]
Why suffering makes you stronger than before: Life throws us all curve balls sometimes. The loss of a job. A painful divorce. The death of a loved one. Loss of a limb. These are common enough for them to be described as “everyday”. But when they happen to you, they knock you sideways. However, the […]
Mother’s Day. It’s a torn time of year for some. And greatly loved by others. All Sweetness and Light. The love (and dollars) that get lavished on mothers on this one day, barely accounts for all the time, energy and love given by mothers every day, of every year. But what do you do if, like me, you no longer […]