By Phoebe Burgess Being a mum is so much more than keeping a tiny human alive. So if you want to know how to survive motherhood, here are five steps to follow. You got this! 1 // Build your network Pre-baby, being an independent fully functioning self-sufficient young woman making …
Feeling Overwhelmed? How To Survive Modern Motherhood
By Nicole Fuge, Mama Disrupt® Managing Editor So many mothers are feeling overwhelmed at the moment. And can you blame us? We are given high fives for having superhuman abilities, but the truth is we need someone to throw us a lifeline. To help us help ourselves so that we …
How To Make Peace With Rejection And Totally Own It
By Carlii Lyon I experienced a major turning point in my life when I realised, at the age of 35, that certain forms of disapproval and rejection are healthy and if anything, a good sign of progress. I would even go as far as saying, if you have the approval of …
Do I Have Rushing Woman’s Syndrome?
By Dr Libby Weaver It’s a question I’m asked often, do I have Rushing Woman’s Syndrome? In a world that is becoming increasingly ‘connected’ (just think of the number of times you have looked at your phone today), along with the pressures of motherhood, a career and a never-ending to-do …
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 …
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 …
Sally Pearson: How To Be A Healthy And Happy Mum
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Sally Pearson is beaming. And for good reason. With her beautiful baby, Ruby, recently turning one, Sally officially survived the first year of motherhood [well done, lady!] and she’s just wrapped up a cool commentating gig at the Tokyo Olympics [yewww]. So now she’s back …
How To Not Lose Yourself When You Become A Mother
By Mama Disrupt® Editor-In-Chief Jessica Jane Sammut When we become mothers, we look to our own mothers, to our husbands, 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 …
Why you Should Love Yo’self More and Stop Trying to Fit In
By Carlii Lyon Remember the popular group at school? There are only two possible memories you can have – you were either in the group or not. I was, to some extent, in the ‘in’ crowd, however, I never really felt it was where I belonged. I went on to …
10 Cool Ways to Positively Challenge Yourself
By Bo Kitty, business coach Life can be a challenge at the best of times. With work, relationships and the stresses that come with life, we can sometimes burn the candle too low. If you’re in need of a “reality check” of sorts or need to challenge yourself to make a …