My Wellbeing Art Journal - write and draw while being inspired

There is so much evidence-based research around both journaling and drawing, that health benefits of both cannot be denied. Mental health stats show that women with young children had a particularly difficult time dealing with mental health issues during the pandemic.

Perfectly Imperfect

How often do we as women, mothers and mothers to be subject ourselves to so much self inflicted stress striving to be the ‘perfect’ mother, partner, working mother ? I know I have and sometimes still do! So much energy wasted on a daily basis causing us emotional stress aspiring to something that doesn’t actually exist!

Nothing or no one is perfect!

How to unfrazzle yourself and build mental fitness with 5 minutes a day

Motherhood can be a frazzling time. It’s exhausting trying to keep all the plates spinning, and doing your best to meet the physical and emotional needs of your small human(s). And that’s before you’ve considered your relationship, your job, or a sodding pandemic. No wonder we can feel a little unravelled from time to time.

The Power Of The Sunflower

Whilst Sunflowers huge smiling faces can’t but help but bring a smile to your face they are so much more …
They are eco warriors in their own right as their huge smiling faces are giant landing pads for bees and other pollinating insects.

Daily rituals for overall calm

Looking after our mental and physical health as parents often feels hard to prioritise. Over the years I have found making time to go swimming in sea with friends and joining a yoga class (albeit on zoom during lockdown!) to be the places I can just be me and reconnect with myself. Perhaps for you, these places look like heading out for a run, meeting a friend for a child free coffee, or cooking an indulgent meal.

I’m really excited to bring you the full list of incredible contributors to yet another incredible issue. This issue is the Wellbeing Edition, focusing on the importance of self care, wellbeing and motherhood.

July 3rd 2016, my 3rd baby Kody was born. Kody was born at 27 weeks plus one day gestation due to me suffering with pre eclampsia for the 2nd time, he weighed 1lb 10oz.

I have often spoken about how hard I have found becoming a mum. Nothing prepared me of the upheaval that would happen to my life and me as a person when I become pregnant. Over the past three years I have found motherhood to be a journey I never quite expected to it be, one of challenges, self discovery and development.

The benefits to mum & baby of going plastic-free

I’m Laura. I’m a single mum living in Brighton with my 3 year old son. I founded Plastic Free Baby, an online plastic-free shop and eco blog when I was pregnant, and here’s why…

Shopping small and independent is something that is hugely important to me, both in my personal life but also through my business too. Supporting our local and online, independent businesses have never been more important, especially at this time.

So I am incredibly excited to share the Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums Summer Gift Guide for 2021.

Happy Shopping!

5 easy ways to Hygge for Supermoms

When we think of successful mompreneurs, it’s so tempting to focus on the famous supermoms. In the ordinary world most of us don’t have this superpower to balance every day between family and work, multitasking and staying sane. Being a mum is already a full-time job, nonetheless, almost every mom I know has fantasied about starting some sort of small business and stay at home (that usually is the first winning point)

Why we flip our lid and how to be a calmer mum

Do you sometimes feel surprised by an eruption of anger that leads to yelling at your children? Six years ago I was like this far too often, and couldn’t understand why. It would go like this: I’m coping fine, and even though the children are pushing all my buttons I’m staying pretty patient and calm, and then all of a sudden, out of no-where, I lose it and turn to yelling.

Where has my chatty child gone?

Understanding the changes during the pre-teen years.

Early days of being a parent, we are front and centre......

When we have children, they become the centre of our world. We spend our time caring for them, nurturing them, taking them to pre-school or school, organising activities and play dates for them and experiencing the highs, and lows of being a parent.

How to keep calm raising newborns during COVID-19 from a woman who's done it twice.

Just before the first lockdown I gave birth to my daughter Sloane. And with another baby due in April, I certainly have experience in giving birth during a pandemic. In this blog post I share my tips and experiences on raising newborns while running a business during COVID-19.

Homebirth as a first time mum

The early days after having a baby are renowned for being hard work. As well as adjusting to the demands of feeding and caring for your newborn, you’ll spend the first few months of motherhood healing from birth, both physically and emotionally. It’s easy to say, but we can’t emphasise enough how important it is to prioritise When I first found out I was pregnant I did what I imagine many women do, and started Googling everything there was to know about birth, I was petrified and clueless.

Keeping your creative passion in focus through routine and crisis!

If I say balance and motherhood, I’d be invoking a struggle very familiar to mums. Balancing your child, and work. Fitting in exercise and some time to relax. Arranging school pick-ups around a wok day. Keeping things running around the house. Making sure you have time with your partner. All of this was challenging enough in the ‘olden days’ before we required the super power of balancing through a prolonged national crisis, without our existing support systems - often no schools, less help or no help from family, no soft-play, no play dates - at times, no playgrounds or outside space.

Spring and Summer activities for Families at home

Including a feature from Childrensalon.

Ok, so many of us will be forgoing our pre-booked and longed for summer holidays for a staycation with the kids. Don’t despair, we are here to help with our fantastic and fun ideas of how to entertain your children in your own garden this Spring and Summer.

Postnatal Recovery - 5 top tips for preparing for your fourth trimester

The early days after having a baby are renowned for being hard work. As well as adjusting to the demands of feeding and caring for your newborn, you’ll spend the first few months of motherhood healing from birth, both physically and emotionally.

Quarantine is slowly coming to an end...

With the end of lockdown being nearby are you getting to grips with home-schooling? Struggling to keep our kids entertained? Trying keep your own mind stimulated? Well I can provide some help on how you could help improve on all these worries while remaining positive and maybe relaxing.

Content Warning: suicide and infant death

8 years ago, I was feeding my twins in the middle of the night. I’d managed to rig cushions and them so I could do this hands free and was scrolling on my phone. And there it was.