I love to learn more about mystical and magical mamas using their creative wisdom to heal and nurture others. I first spotted Charlie's beautiful brand - Magic Organic Apothecary, when looking around a baby boutique a few years ago. I loved her whimsical illustrations and was drawn to the eco cardboard packaging. I was keen to learn more about the story behind her brand and try her beautiful products.... How was MOA born? As a baby my daughter suffered badly from eczema and so, ...
Creativity
Big Creative Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert
A few weeks ago I luckily found myself at Alternatives, Creative Living Talk by Elizabeth Gilbert. I desperately wanted to go last year but the event had SOLD OUT and rescheduled. The universe or my friend Beth gifted me with a spare ticket. Normally when I go to these types of talks, I come away a little deflated, feeling less than, a little more lost - Hosts stand of stage and talk of how they healed themselves and sold XXX amount of books. This talk was different - Elizabeth was ...
A nurturing space for adults and children
Mamas, what has been the most depressing part of your mothering journey so far?? At the top of list is the lack of nurturing and welcoming spaces for mothers and children. We all know being stuck at home is isolating and suffocating. I have travelled far and wide, taking journeys of over an hour to seek solace in nurturing spaces. I often find my peace in the wild; walking in the woods and the fresh breeze at the beach. But it's not enough to visit there, I feel I have to live there, ...
Introducing MOTM
Mama on the moon was conceived around 18 months ago after completing a foundation course in Psychosynthesis. I peeled the onion layers back and found the core of my wounding. It involved the mother line and some pretty heavy daddy issues. Having a breakdown whilst mothering was so challenging and I felt so alone and isolated. I didn't know where to turn. I needed nurturing and I needed to nurture my child at the same time and I just didn't know how to fill myself up. Despair and a ...
Art as therapy
Our creativity is our life force... If we don't tap into it we kinda feel a little bit dead! This is certainly how I have felt. Motherhood has given me moments of extreme creativity but I struggle with the timing of those moments.. Sometimes I want to write for three days and not be interrupted. Its flowing out of me, burring out of me, but the daily attachment to a small child has meant I have had to stop and starts. Something at 35 years of age I'm still trying to master!! I have ...