There is a dark side of mothering which is hard to confront and fills us with guilt/shock/horror and subsequently a notion that leads us to beat ourselves up with mama guilt. BUT the dark side has purpose, a portal, a mirror for us to confront what is hidden within ourselves. We are human, but as mothers we are expected not to be - We want to be kind, happy, connected and caring every single day. It is simply not possible is it? Is there a superhuman mother out there? Please make ...
Spiritual
Princess Power
I was so proud of her, almost three years old and so anti dresses and princess dress up. She wasn't like the rest, not cutesy, pink obsessed or into frilly dresses. She was strong, determined, wilful and had a sense of adventure I was embracing. She was so different to me at the same age - I was rather prim, daren't get dirty or mess up my ringlets. I was raised on She Ra, the princess of power and Sleeping Beauty, the one who waited for the prince to wake her up - A complete ...
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 ...