Let’s start with an obvious statement:Parenting is hard. Everyone knows that. But what too many people fail to ask are these extremely important questions: What is hard about parenting for me - and where do my parenting triggers come from? Of course parenting is hard....
My heart breaks everytime I hear clients confide in me that they feel lonely, unseen, and unheard ever since becoming a mother. As a clinical counsellor I consider it a privilege to be brought into a person’s inner world. I bear witness to the joys and pains of many...
Mom burnout left untreated can lead to blocked care – where do you fall on the mom burnout spectrum? I’ve talked in past blogs about mom burnout and the challenges of parenting. Through my work I’ve come to see that a major indicator of mom burnout (or parenting...
The postpartum period is hard on parents – especially moms, which is why it’s so important to have a team of mom friends as postpartum supports. Yet, creating a circle of social support can be much harder than it sounds, especially postpartum. Motherhood was meant to...
A couple years ago, the Canadian Women’s Foundation made national headlines with startling research showing that many mothers were nearing their breaking point. Here's what the stats told us: Almost half of moms (48%) reported they were reaching their breaking point...
Before our children are even born, they begin to shape our lives in countless ways. From profound changes in sleep, to stepping away from careers, to experiencing new depths of love and emotions we didn’t know were possible – children impact our lives in a very...
As children, we are like sponges soaking in the explicit and implicit messages that surround us. Those messages become our inner voices as we grow up to become adults and parents. In other words - our earliest memories become the core of our inner child. Depending on...