Blog Category: Self-care for Parents

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The power of breath in parenting and life

In the opening chapter of my first book, Saving our Children from our Chaotic World: ...

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My experience of mothering in the ’80s, compared to today

While I was busy in the ’80s as a mum, I was super lucky to ...

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What I have learnt about fatherhood from some good-enough dads

It is hard to believe it is 20 years since I began working with dads. ...

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Raising our children to like themselves

Recently, together with my friend Dr Vanessa Lapointe and a team of helpers, I ran ...

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21 Things I have learnt in my first 70 years of life

Turning big ‘0’ birthdays is often a time for reflection and this one has certainly ...

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Some things I’ve learnt about parenting, friendship, work, loss and ageing from Maggie Dent

By Carmen Myler I first heard about Maggie Dent when I saw a flyer for ...

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Some gifts to remind you and your family they matter

I am a big believer in having positive messages displayed around the home… especially when ...

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Why are so many of our kids, teens & adults feeling so lonely?

“In 2022, just over 1 in 6 (16%) Australians were experiencing loneliness. As of 2022, ...

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Easing the ‘mental load’ during matrescence – becoming and being a mother

Many of you may have seen the reel in which I supposedly made radio announcer ...

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Five Common Concerns for Today’s Dads

It is over 20 years since I first began spending time with audiences of men ...

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Our gift to your household

Most years around Christmas, I like to offer my community some visual inspiration for their ...

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Top Tips: Some Moments of Lightness

One of my all time worst brain farts… I was shopping in Woolies with one ...

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Giving your kids the gift of emotional intelligence

Emotions can be so unpredictable and tricky for adults to understand at times, so what ...

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There’s a light at the end of the baby/toddler tunnel… I promise!

I have been back in toddler land for around four and a half years, watching and celebrating ...

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Taming the parental busy bug

“Hurry is the enemy of love.” — Steve Biddulph It seems that the more sophisticated ...

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The very real challenges of mothering in the 21st Century

Recently I have had some conversations with mums who have had children up to 15 ...

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An inspiring gift for your home

When I shared a post about Max Ehrmann’s beautiful poem Desiderata, we found so many people ...

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Are you so overwhelmed you’re skating on thin ice?

Life can have moments when things get hectic and we get stressed and that is ...