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 ...
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Your moon sign in Astrology
In astrological terms, the MOON is your mother and the SUN is your father. The Moon is a feminine celestial body, it governs how you feel, your emotions and connection to your mother. I have found it deeply healing to understand my moon sign since learning about Astrology a few years ago. Each part of our chart makes up parts of our mind, body and soul. I have found it so comforting and gives me the answers to some of life's baffling questions. Our Moon Sign also shows what we ...
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, ...
The Invisible cord
The cord is never really cut and I really believe the way the cord was cut will dictate the attachment between mother and child. If cut gently, patiently and calmly then the connection can be the same, but if cut under shock and fear then the connection could be slightly more fraught. I have sensed this since my little one was born. Her cord was cut in a traumatic way. I felt the instant responsibility to heal the trauma, and it was completely overwhelming. Image via Александр ...
A wide eyed wonder
How did you feel when you first set eyes on your baby? In love, scared, shocked, confused? I try to think back at that exact moment four years and the imagery is blurred as is the days and hours which followed. I could not see out of my own eyes for sheer exhaustion. I can still see a pained little soul who had been through the most traumatic ordeal, she certainly didn't look serene like all the other new born babies I had seen swaddled in fresh white blankets, sleeping on their ...
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 ...