All of our carefully set routines are currently in chaos. In this session I want to share some really practical ideas about how you can: 

1. Manage your humans; their emotional, mental, physical and sensory needs.

2. Organise your space based on your unique sensory profile so you feel happy and relaxed in it; we will be spending an awful lot of time at home after all! 

3. Plan your time: I'll show you how to put gentle rhythms in place and how a few keystone habits can make all the difference.  

Mummy guilt has been defined as ‘The sense that you’re not living up to the expectations you had about the kind of mum you’d be. Or the kind of mum that society suggested you should be.’ Whilst you feel like you’re doing motherhood on your terms, you’re most likely not. Especially in this day and age when there are a million voices and a million mums influencing our definition of who we are AND who we need to be for our kids. Gracious that sounds crazy just saying that out loud, but true non-the-less.

Mummy Guilt creeps in, in the wee hours of night, when you’re too filled with hormones, love and exhaustion to challenge it. AND throw in isolation and an exhausted mum who is trying to run a household, work & mom; and there is no denying that mummy guilt becomes the war ribbon we wear around our heads all day.

In this discussion we'll chat through some practical points around how we, as mums, can address mummy guilt head-on, and live true to who we were created to be: the mum your kid actually needs, not the one you've designed in your head. 

Anxiety is very prevalent in our society in general. Both adults and children may find their anxious feelings hard to manage at times. Currently we are facing a very uncertain time and this may raise parents' and children's anxiety. 

In this discussion we will talk about how anxiety works; signs to look out for in children; and helpful ways adults can respond to anxiety in their children.  This involves an empowering paradigm shift and the implementation of uncomplicated, practical strategies.

Christy Ann has some great ideas to help you nourish yourself and your kids and to help you get much-needed exercise even with your kids around. She also has insight to share on the importance of physical exercise to mental health. 

Lara will share about the 6 kinds of play, how to get your kids playing independently, and fun activities you can set up at home. 

Are you home schooling or scrolling?

I felt convicted over the weekend for saying I survived a week of home schooling when in actual fact I have more than I asked for or imagined between the four walls of my home.

Look, I’m not saying it isn’t hard, stretching or challenging. It’s all that and more, but the thing that stirred up inside of me was the attitude of my heart.

We’re a healthy family and we’ve been through much worse when Alexander was ill, but suddenly I had to deal with my emotions (about what’s happening around us) whilst 3 sets of eyes watched me home school, cook, clean, run a business and tried to remain positive!

Mamas, it’s tough, I know. But the way we show up sends out a message to our partners and children. We set the tone of the day. The way we speak, dress and behave can change the atmosphere.

I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to get through the school work without begging or bribing the kids, prepare three meals and work when my husband has taken over my office. It’s uncomfortable, uncertain and utmost frustrating.

But I know I don’t want to survive but thrive. This is not a pity party but a passionate attempt to rally a community of mamas to get up, dress up and show up for our families.

We are the CEO’s of our homes. Let’s use our words wisely, speak life over the situation and help shape the future generation that will remember how we adapted as a family not to merely survive but thrive.

You with me?

My life is not quite what I imagined it would be. In the space of 2 years I lost my dad, gave birth to triplets, found out one of my babies has a genetic disorder, spent nearly 3 months of his first year in and out of hospital trying to catch up with his diagnosis and all the while maintaining a healthy and happy home for my family of 7!

When I first heard about Covid-19 I felt like fear had gripped my heart in an iron fist. I watched the news with angst and spent most of my day scrolling through newsfeeds, trying to anticipate the extent of its reach. With three high risk children I knew that we would be isolating long before anyone else would and I also knew that it would in no way guarantee their safety.

So where does my help come from? Of course, my hope and help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth, and who is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. My life might have taken quite a few unexpected turns, but I find comfort in knowing that none of this was unexpected to God. This virus might have caught us all by surprise, but God knew about it long before we did. He is not surprised by it and He is still in control, in the thick of it.

We all know this truth and we all believe it, but with our children and husbands stuck at home, possibly for months on end, it becomes quite a struggle to access the time and space to feel close to God and rest in the knowledge that He's got this.

In this session, I would like to share a few strategies with you to help you feel close to God, to help you set the temperature of faith in your house, to help you take out the trash of lies and fears daily, and to help you trust that God is still in control.