Mum As You Are

• 80 Feel like you're not doing alone time properly?

  You find an hour to yourself. A moment you’ve potentially been anticipating for weeks. What do you do? You fantasize about what you *could* do - book a massage? see a friend? read a book? Then the moment comes. Is this excitement or anxiety in your body? Is this feeling calm or am I just frozen? Somehow you can’t think of a single thing you want to but instead are filled with thoughts – I’m feeling ok now, maybe I should just fold laundry. I’ll just go online for a bit, just to get ideas and chill. Next thing you’re looking at photos of your kids on your phone and the hours is almost up. Now you’re all frustrated and angry at yourself again for not doing alone time ‘properly’. What happened? As a mother, I’ve found myself fantasising about the second I can hand the kids over to be alone, only to find that the moment I’m truly alone, I don’t know what to do with myself. Social Media Detox for Mums ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More than a healthy baby: finding strength and growth after birth trauma ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3cAuvfu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to follow along my slow living journey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I also send a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠weekly email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and have old school-style pen pals rather than use social media :) My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health courses I teach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Inquiries: [email protected]

  --------  

  11:43
• 79 psychologist recommended books for mums June/July

  *NB this episode is available on YouTube if you want to follow along with the visuals Life in the Five Senses, Gretchen Rubin https://amzn.to/3qjroyI   Feeding the Soul (Because it’s my Business), Tabitha Brown https://amzn.to/439h0Zd   The Art of Growing up, John Marsden and Take Risks, John Marsden https://amzn.to/43tAhEq https://amzn.to/3C0tLsV   Coretta: My Life, My Love My Legacy, Coretta Scott King https://amzn.to/3C5kb80   Dissociation made Simple, Jamie Marich https://amzn.to/3C19NhD Other books I often recommend to clients The Postnatal Depletion Cure, Dr Oscar Seralach https://amzn.to/3IHgvx6 The Power of Fun, Catherine Price https://amzn.to/3IGrO8T   Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting, Dr Laura Markham https://amzn.to/3MYWWmA AKA Calm Parents, Happy Kids (UK adapted version) https://amzn.to/3OK6nr5 There's also my books :) Social Media Detox for Mums ⁠⁠⁠Amazon Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠ More than a healthy baby: finding strength and growth after birth trauma ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3cAuvfu⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to follow along my slow living journey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠ I also send a ⁠⁠⁠⁠weekly email⁠⁠⁠⁠ and have old school-style pen pals rather than use social media :) My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health courses I teach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ Inquiries: [email protected]

  --------  

  16:09
• 78 should you get up earlier?

  Getting up at dawn to journal, exercise and smash goals might work well for well-rested people. But what if you're not yet a member of the well-rested Mum's club? Is getting up earlier the answer? Social Media Detox for Mums ⁠⁠⁠Amazon Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠ More than a healthy baby: finding strength and growth after birth trauma ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3cAuvfu⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to follow along my slow living journey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠ I also send a ⁠⁠⁠⁠weekly email⁠⁠⁠⁠ and have old school-style pen pals rather than use social media :) My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health courses I teach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ Inquiries: [email protected]

  --------  

  7:10
• 77 How to winter in difficult times

  Wintering doesn’t have to occur in the physical season of winter. It can represent a time in life that’s challenging and depleting. A time when your soul needs to rest and pull back. Today I share 4 lessons I've learned in wintering   This book might also be helpful: Wintering: The Art of Rest in Difficult Times https://amzn.to/43a1Pio Social Media Detox for Mums ⁠⁠Amazon Australia⁠⁠⁠ More than a healthy baby: finding strength and growth after birth trauma ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3cAuvfu⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to follow along my slow living journey on ⁠⁠⁠my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠ I also send a ⁠⁠⁠weekly email⁠⁠⁠ and have old school-style pen pals rather than use social media :) My Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/⁠⁠⁠ Mental health courses I teach: ⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/shop⁠⁠⁠ Inquiries: [email protected]

  --------  

  11:48
• 76 Anxiety Tools to Steal from your Kids 🦸‍♀️

  Some of the best anxiety tools around are ones that people often assume are just for kids. I'll share with you a few fun, playful tools to introduce or re-introduce into your stress and self-care practise. I recently learned about a tool called Calm Strips. I haven’t tried them yet, and not sponsored, but they look interesting. They look like a sensory toy in sticker form. You can choose a range of textures – bumpy, soft etc. for focus and de-stressing.  Social Media Detox for Mums ⁠⁠Amazon Australia⁠⁠⁠ More than a healthy baby: finding strength and growth after birth trauma ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3cAuvfu⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to follow along my slow living journey on ⁠⁠⁠my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠ I also send a ⁠⁠⁠weekly email⁠⁠⁠ and have old school-style pen pals rather than use social media :) My Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/⁠⁠⁠ Mental health courses I teach: ⁠⁠⁠https://doctorerin.com.au/shop⁠⁠⁠ Inquiries: [email protected]

  --------  

  9:36

More Kids & Family podcasts

Trending Kids & Family podcasts

About Mum As You Are