Feel like you’re not quite adulting, let alone successfully? These 11 tips will flip that right around. By Natalie Bascur ‘The secret to having it all is knowing you already do.’ One of the most profound observations made about becoming an adult is the realisation that nobody really knows what they’re …
Feeling Tired As A Mother? Here Are 5 Ways to Max Your (Minimal) Sleep
By Melissa Ambrosini Feeling tired? Well we all know that once you have kids, sleep is pretty much a thing of the past (well, for a little while i.e. five years at least!). So, how can you make the most of the zzzzzzs you do get? 1 // GO DARK …
How to Improve Your Wellbeing and Resilience
Resilience is usually developed over a lifetime – but since 2020, we’ve taken a crash-course in it! We had to deal with a new sense of normal. We had to learn how to work from home, how to homeschool our bambinos, and how to find different ways of spending our time when …
Time To Hit The Reset Button? Try These Realistic Goal Setting Tips
By Kerrie Simon-Lawrence It’s that time of year, when we feel the need to hit the reset button. Set resolutions. Start goal setting. Maybe you’ve already started making promises. There is something about New Year’s Eve that gives us the sense that anything is possible. But as those first, fresh …
Overcoming Postnatal Anxiety and Depression… Twice
By Kelly, PANDA Champion This is my story of how I recovered from Postnatal Anxiety and Depression not once, but twice. It started when I was 20 weeks pregnant I lost my job and unfortunately, it didn’t end well. The next 20 weeks I had at home and while I …
Mama truth: “I want to stop drinking. I think I need help.”
By Victoria Vanstone I heard the baby crying again. But I didn’t get up. I stayed, hiding in my bedroom. He needed me, but I couldn’t do it. I was too hungover to look after my baby. Again. I don’t remember getting home. The last thing I recall was seeing both …
How To Keep Mentally Healthy During This Pandemic
By Jaimie Bloch, Australian Clinical Psychologist This second year of the pandemic has hit harder. And it is been felt a lot more intensely. So it’s never been more important to know how to keep mentally healthy during this pandemic. We are ALL experiencing pandemic fatigue. And when the body and …
Why Turia Pitt Is One Of Australia’s Most Inspirational Women
By Rebecca Hooton Confession time: we’ve always had a mama crush on Turia. So needless to say MD® HQ was buzzing after securing her for our latest cover. And if it’s even possible to love her more, after chatting to the mum-of-two, it’s not hard to see why Turia Pitt …
How to Overcome New Mama Overwhelm in 2020
Becoming a mum is a huge transition, even when the world is normal. So going through that rollercoaster journey under the cray conditions caused by coronavirus makes it even harder – especially if you are trying to work from home at the same time! The challenge of trying to work …
5 Reasons Why Zen Mamas Are Loving Virtual Yoga
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Online yoga is really having a moment right now, thanks to #isolife. And while diehard yogis will know that online yoga classes are not a new thing, in fact they’ve been around for ages, they’ve defs become a lot more popular this year, with …