While mothers-in-law often get a bad wrap in our culture, really all they want is the best for their kids. Mostly, they have their hearts in the right place. It’s not impossible! You can be a mother-in-law legend. Sleep consultant Jan Murray is this week’s guest blogger, writing about how a mother-in-law can love, support and enable her […]
Four Steps to Getting Out of an Abusive Situation Kathleen Cooke leads and inspires women involved in media and entertainment through her nonprofit, The Influence Lab, which focuses on redefining Christian media strategies in the digital age. She edits the monthly Influence Women’s Journal and is also the author of the new devotional Hope4Today. Kathleen Cooke spoke about […]
There was a recent news report about a Christchurch family who visited a local café. By accident they discovered they were labelled as the “family with the terrifying kid”! Read about it here >>>. I’ve learnt a lot about this. I’m not afraid to take my kids out in public – that’s partly because they’re gown […]
Have you heard of the term “A Motherhood Statement”? In essence, it’s a is a sweeping declaration or generalization, often about important things. Here’s a definition of the term motherhood statement from Wiktionary: Noun: A vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that few people would disagree with. For example: “Our country must contribute to world peace.”
Jenny spoke to Scottie Haas on Hobart’s ultra106five about good times with your kids – listen HERE. Or read on… Woosh! Time seems to fly when you look back. Remember? It hardly seems any time since your little bundle of crumpled flesh arrived. Even with different coloured fluids escaping from just about every opening, you and your baby received […]
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If you don’t look after yourself, then how can you care for your family? In addition to caring for your body, another key to managing motherhood is to look after your mind. This blog follows from 20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother No 7a: Look After Your Body. If you haven’t read that yet, it might be […]
Sometimes we feel so messed up, it’s hard to know if we are doing anyone any favors. Questions like this can plague us: Why should my children listen to me? What if I just hide and lick my wounds today? Who will notice if I go missing for a bit? This is when it’s good […]
The ANZAC spirit is alive and well with Catherine Sylvester, a dual Kiwi-Aussie citizen. Her ability to fight on through discouragement, and eventually triumph in spite of her battle scars, is inspiring to say the least! This is a traumatic story of grief, hope and perseverance in the fray, to eventually win the honor of motherhood. It’s also […]
Kathleen Cooke lives in Hollywood and is a media executive, producer and actress, writer and global speaker. She’s a founding partner at Cooke Pictures where she oversees casting, and is a Creative Director for all major projects. Kathleen wants to help mothers future-proof iGen children. I spoke to Kathleen about the iGen on the Treasuring Mothers podcast […]
Overtiredness. It sucks the life out of every mother, every so often. The busy-ness all adds up, and one day you wake up thinking you can’t move a muscle. The constant day-after-day grind of chucking food together, demanding children, work commitments, disturbed sleep, housework, care of family, and more. These are the normal myriad of […]