The Mama Perspective | Motherhood and Maternal Wellbeing

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Tag: Mindset

  • I Wish I Could Be the Calm Mum

    I wish I could be the calm mum – the one who doesn’t lose her patience more than once a day. The one who seems endlessly steady, softly spoken, and unfazed by the chaos of motherhood. All I ever hear about is gentle parenting. And while I understand the intention behind it, if I’m being…

  • Prioritising My Mental Health as a Mum of Two

    When you become a mum – everything changes. I don’t care who says it doesn’t. Your identity – how you see yourself in the mirror and possibly how others see you too. I know I’m a stronger person since becoming a mum, and even more so since bringing my second son into the world earlier…

  • Six Months Postpartum: Too Soon to Know Who I Am Now

    I’m almost six months postpartum with baby number two, and lately I’ve been wondering who I am now. Not in a dramatic, identity meltdown kind of way – more in a quiet, curious sort of way. Like when you catch your reflection and think, I look familiar, but also a little different. Being a mum…