Midlife Realities – Empty nest and facing our kids growing up
September. Back to school. Kids ´leaving´ home. Going to uni, on a gap year, moving forward with their lives. The seasons change. The photos of...
Sitting with difficult stuff.
Right now, many of us British parents are waiting for our kids´ exam results. Whether it is for A Levels (at 18 to go to...
Summer Sanity: 8 Healthy Habits for Mums Navigating Teens and (the eternal!) School Holidays
As summer arrives and the school doors close, mums (and dads!) find themselves facing a new challenge: navigating the school holidays with teenagers. Here in...
How to enjoy the holiday season without the stress, overwhelm, ´hangover´!
How to have a more mindful or conscious holiday season that won´t wreck your mental or physical health. As the holiday season approaches, midlife women...
The Journey to Self-Discovery: Why It Matters for Midlife Women and Mums
How does Self Discovery help yourself? According to research around 60% of women report feeling disconnected from their true selves Sound familiar to you? I have...
Nurture Yourself: A Guide to Midlife Self Care for Busy Mums
Why is Self Care in Midlife is Crucial for Mums? First up, what is self-care? Self-care is any activity that we do deliberately in order...
Feeling Peripheral
I don’t think I am alone, but sometimes it feels lonely. Maybe that’s life. We all feel lonely sometimes. But the pandemic has certainly heightened...
4 tips to help with transitions for children
Being a parent we have to deal with 101, sometimes 1001 transitions a day with our children. Whether it is getting them up and to...
The fear of Settling down
So, we have just put down a deposit to buy a house here in Spain. For us – the husband, two kids, dog and I...
Where do expats belong?
One question that I have been asking myself a lot recently, is where do I belong? I have lived in the UK most of...