By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Most mums are just about managing to keep their sh*t together with the kids at home, let alone also being teachers. I know we’re capable of A LOT, but come on! While chatting to a girlfriend over Zoom the other morning (because that’s what …
4 ways to keep your mental health in check when isolated
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Whether you’re a stay-at-home mum, have found yourself working from home, have tiny bebes, or have a tribe of school-aged kids – COVID-19 is changing our lives, and being in #iso is testing our limits like we never thought possible. So how do we …
The best thing to come out of #iso are these memes
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor How you going mama? Are you doing OK? The world may be a weird AF place right now, I’m totally with you there, but one thing you CAN rely on is the good ol’ internet to deliver funny f*ckin memes to lighten the mood …
How to wake up #inspired
By Natalie Bascur I N S P I R A T I O N. The word brings to mind Instagram ‘quotes of the day’ by fit girls in active wear. But what does it actually mean? Can you really wake up every morning so inspired that you jump out of bed and …
Time to hit the reset button? Try these tips, mama
By Kerrie Simon-Lawrence We’ve all been there: fuelled by a little (or a lot of) champagne, and giddy with excitement over the year ahead, we’ve made some pretty impressive resolutions. Whether to drop a dress size, or to save for that house deposit, something about New Year’s Eve gives us …
Declutter your life in 7 simple steps
By Natalie Bascur We often think we need more material things to be happy – a better car, the latest iPhone or the newest trending fashions. However, it’s not true. When we become so swamped by all the things that we have, we are often unable to see what we actually need to …
How to not want to murder your baby-daddy
By Amelia Phillips Relationships are tough at the best of times… then throw in a kid or two (or more!) and many a couple have crumbled under the load. So how can you keep the love ALIVE when you have bambinos? I asked clinical psychologist and relationship expert Jacqui Manning, …
It’s time for some soul exfoliation, mama
By Jessica Jane Sammut It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, as the Nina Simone classic goes. It’s also a new decade. Does this mean we have the chance to start a fresh page? It’s clearly time to kick to the kerb that which does not serve us, and embrace the …
What I’ve learnt (and love) about blended families
By Lindy Klim Being a mother is THE most rewarding job I have ever had but my god is it the hardest. And I am not talking about the sleepless nights, dirty nappies and the juggling act of being a chef, taxi driver, costume maker, doctor, judge and jury and …
5 surprising benefits of being busy
By Jo Burgess While you may associate “being busy” with feeling frantic, exhausted AF or overwhelmed, there are many surprising benefits that come with keeping busy, too! However, there’s a fine line between “calm and organised busy” versus the frantic, “I-left-my-wallet-in-the-fridge” kinda busy! 5 surprising benefits of being busy 1 …