The Mama Perspective | Motherhood and Maternal Wellbeing

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Category: Motherhood

  • Not for the Scale, But for Me: 100 Days of Choosing Myself

    Yesterday marked 100 days in a row since I started my calorie counting journey. I haven’t done it to be obsessed with the numbers or lose a drastic amount of weight. Here’s why I did do it though. I have an under active thyroid so losing weight is difficult as it is. And I love…

  • World Mental Health Day: A Mama’s Perspective on Access to Support

    Today marks World Mental Health Day, a reminder to reflect and have the conversations that often get buried under every day life – like being a mum as one example.  This year’s theme has a spotlight on access to services. And as someone who has sat on both sides of the access divide – receiving…

  • Letting Go of Perfect: The Mama I’m Becoming

    I’ve spent a lot of time – more than I probably realised – trying to “do it right.” The first time around, I was tracking everything: naps, feeds, wake windows, all the rhythms of baby life that are supposed to lead to the “perfect outcome.” But with my second son, something shifted. It hit me…

  • 3 Life Lessons I’m Teaching My Two Boys

    I recently wrote about things my second son has taught me and I’ve also talked about the ways my eldest has sparked light into my life too. So, it got me thinking – what do I teach them? Always be yourself I remember growing up, I tried so hard to “be liked” at times. From…

  • What My Second Child Has Taught Me 

    When I had my first baby, I thought I had learned everything there was to know about motherhood. I’m taking about the sleepless nights, the feeds, the routines, the constant worrying. But then came Jack, my second child, my youngest son – and he’s shown me that there’s always more to learn. At 16 weeks…