With new motherhood often comes a changing sense of identity. Here are some simple suggestions to prioritise self-care and reconnect with yourself in just a few easy steps. By Lauren Verona As women, we go through many transitions in our life span. But none as pivotal as the shift into …
Feel the rage rising? 10 ways to feel more zen
Feeling overwhelmed and stressed AF? Hang tight mama, here are 10 simple tips to add some zen to your life. By Alisha Kinna Zen is about spiritual awakening. Zen is yin and yang, nothing yet everything, beginning and end. In fact, zen means a lot of things, but the one key thing …
Why we feel parental guilt and 6 ways to stop it
Parental guilt. More of us are feeling it. But when you know what kids need to thrive, you realise there’s no need to sweat the small stuff! By Chrissie Davies Parental guilt. There is no doubt that mounting pressure on modern-day parents has led to an increased feeling of guilt. And it …
Why being a mother isn’t always easy
Author and mum-of-three Emma Heaphy shares a real and raw account of motherhood. Being a mother isn’t always easy, but we wouldn’t change it. By Emma Heaphy Being a mother isn’t always easy, But I wouldn’t change it. Not a single thing. Not the tired. Not the relentlessness. Not the …
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 …
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] Revie Jane: From Breakdown to Breakthrough
By Revie Jane Motherhood: it’s been one of the most profound and joyful experiences of my life but, like many, it has come with challenges and uncertainty. From the start, I felt enormous pressure to meet not only my own expectations of what it means to be a good mum, …
Mama, R U OK? It’s OK to not be OK
By Yakira Giger R U OK? My automatic reply is always “Yes, I’m fine.” *Smile and wave, smile and wave…* But why? Why do we feel so CONCERNED about voicing the way we REALLY feel? When in fact, what we really want to say is: “Actually, no – I’m not. I …