No Shortcuts in Step-Family Dynamics
Is it time for you to reframe your expectations about how your step-family is evolving? Is it time to reach out for some professional help?
Category: Self Care
Making Time Matters
For too many years to comfortably count or acknowledge, my mantra was ‘I don’t have time’. I didn’t have time to stick on a load of dishes or …
The Chores of Self-Care
It’s not always pretty this self-care gig though. Sometimes it’s dragging ourselves to yoga or the gym, when we really, really don’t want to go.…
Take The Trip To Angerville, Just Don’t Move There…
Denying your negative experiences and feelings is not healthy.
Goal Setting That Works
I originally wrote this at the beginning of 2020, well before any of us realised what a shit show this year would turn out to be...Everything I said b…
Thank you for Staying – What to say to someone struggling with Suicidal Ideation
It's a pretty bloody selfless act for someone to stick around when they really only want to die.
These people we love endure a hell of a lot to keep i…
Beware The Expert – Finding Help That Fits
...There I said it. Sometimes coaches and therapists are wrong too. Or at least wrong for your family, or rather not a good fit for the dynamic you ar…
Step-Families in a Pandemic – Coping with Covid-19
Covid-19, or the Corona virus, is big news around the world. Schools are closing, borders are closing, toilet paper stocks are at all time lows. This …
What About Me? Step/mums and Family Holiday Traditions
It’s amping up to ‘that’ time of year. Holiday stress is a thing. It’s more often a thing for women. It’s often a very different…
One Life Enhancing Choice At A Time
Not going to lie, I have been feeling rough physically recently. I could say it’s from the pandemic stress, but that would be a lie.…