Each season of motherhood has its challenges. Surface Designer and mum, Cass Deller, shares how life is for her, with two young kids who need her all. the. time. By Cass Deller, Surface Pattern Designer + Mama of 2 My kids are seven and three. And I will honestly say that …
How Jacinda Ardern’s resignation will impact mothers everywhere
Jacinda Ardern quits, proving we don’t have to try to be superwomen – because we already are. By Jessica Jane Sammut, Founder of Mama Disrupt When it comes to leading the way in walking away, Jacinda Ardern couldn’t be clearer. Stepping down as the Prime Minister of New Zealand, citing …
How to not Lose Yourself when you Become a Mother
When we become a mother, we look to our own mother, to our husband, to our friends, to our peers, to our elders, to the media, to the world, to see what we should be doing and how we should be doing it ‘right’. But what if everyone around us is …
How to Live a Happy and Healthy Life
Cameron Rogers knows how to live a healthy life… and it’s more than just eating a bunch of superfoods and going for a run. You need to feed your soul, too. By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Which is why the 30-year-old New Yorker up and left her corporate career in …
[Guest Editor] Denise Vasi: ‘I Didn’t Expect to Fall in Love With Motherhood’
Denise Vasi was made for motherhood. Or should I say, Maed for motherhood? Having forged a successful career as a model and actress, everything changed when she became a mama. It was as if her body, mind and soul were reborn. Everything realigned. By Nicole Fuge, Mama Disrupt® Managing Editor …
In a Funk? Here’s how to Feel Like Yourself Again
Feeling a bit bleh? I get it. It’s been a LOOONG couple of years and 2020/2021/2022 [WTF!] has thrown us more than its fair share of curveballs. This means many of our routines have been tossed in the bin, especially working from home. By Fran Dargaville, Functional Nutritionist Anyone who has …
How to Practise Self Love and Take Care of Yourself First
I love that the word ‘self love’, or ‘selfish’ is no longer being used as a negative in my mind. Being selfish, in a way that doesn’t take away from others, is crucial to me and my happiness. By Angela Simson But I wasn’t always like this. I used to people …
[Guest Editor] Kate Miller-Heidke: How Motherhood Affected My Identity
Do motherhood and creativity go hand in hand? Not according to musician and performing artist Kate Miller-Heidke. “Many songwriters say that misery is inspiring to them,” she tells us, “but that’s never been the case for me unfortunately!” Instead, when son Ernie was born, Kate was thrust into a battle …
4 Reasons We Love Stokke Australia
There it was… the Tripp Trapp by Stokke Australia. I saw it when my bestie was fixing me a cuppa in her kitchen and I sat in the lounge, wrestling with a muslin wrap while trying to feed my newborn. #mumlife By Nicole Fuge, Mama Disrupt® Managing Editor Just like all …
10 Ways to Help New Mums Struggling with their Mental Health
A mother’s mental health in the perinatal period – from pregnancy to the end of the first postnatal year – is crucial to the long-term health and wellbeing of families. Because we all know that mums are the glue that holds it all together. It’s also true that those first days/weeks/months …