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I’m attempting to keep it brief this week. My new book, Social Media Detox for Mums is out this week – Feb 2nd. This week on my Mum as You Are podcast, I’ve spent 10 minutes summarizing the book – what you can expect to find, what sort of tools I recommend and generally what […]
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Firstly, if you’re visual and prefer to see the book covers I mention, or you want to listen while doing something else, you can find the corresponding posts on my podcast and YouTube channel. I’ve been feeling the call to share my books lately. Here’s a list of books that have helped me find peace, validation and a slow, […]
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I’ll admit that I still don’t know how to find balance in running a business when it’s school holidays. I figure other people struggle with that too, so I wanted to add something to the conversation. Something other than: “get up earlier!”, “work when your kids nap” or “just get someone to watch the baby”. None […]
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I’m writing this as my husband is attempting to get our kids ready for the park so I can catch a break. It’s possible to love being home with your kids during the holidays and yet feel and utterly overstimulated, and a bit like we’re back in lockdown. I read some statistic the other day […]
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As an author, psychologist and Mum I find that a lot of my meaningful, life changing reads come from other people’s reading lists. With that in mind, I thought I’d do a brief run down of the books I read this year. You’ll see in this list that I mostly read non-fiction. Mostly because I’m […]
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When Positive Psychology gets watered down it can sometimes come across as unachievable or even cruel
This week on the podcast I’m talking about toxic positivity and explaining a bit more about cruel optimism
I’ll be honest and say that one of the reasons I decided to leave Instagram (and all social media) wasn’t just the daily negative click-bait, but also the daily pom pom shakes from the positivity police.
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This is the week I call Big Bowe week. Two kids’ birthdays and my wedding anniversary rolled into one. Even though I’m done with babies, I absolutely still use some of the techniques I learned and taught in Hypnobirthing. I used one of them just the other day when I was having my eyebrows microbladed. I thought […]
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This week I’m reflecting on busyness and its relationship with parental burnout. Or any other kind of burnout for that matter. If you prefer to listen, I talk about this on the podcast this week. Just like how we say “good” or “busy” when people ask as how we are, we know these aren’t emotions. They are […]
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First up If you prefer to listen or watch, I’ve chatted about this topic on the podcast and YouTube channel. It’s been over 18 months since I quit social media. I’ve been reflecting on where I think social media use fits within discussions about perinatal mental health. There’s a phrase that’s used in trauma therapy sometimes – “don’t ask […]
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I’ve been trying to find some inspiration to feel creative again after what feels like bit of a slump. I ordered a book I heard about called Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. I actually managed to read it less than 24 hours after it arrived. That never happens, yet Parkinson’s Law (or the universe?) granted me the time. I’ve […]
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If you have an online business, then you’ve likely had those moments on the kitchen floor, crying into a tub of ice cream, wondering why your course isn’t making the six-figure splash you expected. When I first experienced this back in 2020 with my first online course, birth trauma training for birthworkers, the person who […]
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Starting a business is no small feat, especially when you’re balancing the demands of motherhood. This is an experience I’ve come to understand intimately, and it’s something my latest guest on the podcast, Dr Sophie Brock, knows all too well. A motherhood studies sociologist by training, Dr Sophie Brock has charted her own path in […]
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A lot of us reach a point in our careers when the need for change becomes undeniable. Caroline Burrows is someone who has gracefully navigated such a transition. I recently had the pleasure of chatting with her on the Mess Behind the Success podcast. She shared how she transformed her passion for trauma therapy into […]
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I have complained about those bear cards to my students for more than 10 years now. Yet did I come up with a better option? No Thankfully, my guest on the The Mess Behind the Success podcast this week has done just that! Adelle Sushames is a psychologist, creator, and AUDHDer who invented the spoon savers, spoon thieves and […]
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Ever stared at a blank page, an empty screen, or a big idea that feels too overwhelming to start? I have had days and days as an author where I’ve taken a day off paid work to write and the words just don’t come. Or days where I’ve been filming for courses or ads and […]
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I grew up in a house where there were lots of books, but not much in the category of spiritual, self-development or ‘woo’. Somewhere along the line, a friend or work colleague must have loaned or gifted my mother a copy of Wayne Dyer’s 1989 book ‘you’ll see it when you believe it’. This must […]
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Mum as You are is my bite sized, unfancy and unplanned podcast. In weekly episodes of 15 minutes or less, I share a roadmap for finding your way back to self-compassion.
I specialise in birth trauma and perinatal mental health. I also write books, create courses & provide clinical supervision & business mentoring.
Gemini, INFJ, & 'Rebel' Tendency Type, I break moulds (& wine glasses) often
As a psychologist + entrepreneur, I’m the ultimate business coach & mentor. I use a compassion-focussed approach to inspire all the “I wonder” questions. Like, “am I actually having any fun with my business and mothering?”, and “do I really need to hustle & push so hard?"
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