Reproductive coercion is an insidious way of unfairly convincing you (through pressure, coercion, or threats) to become pregnant, keep an unwanted pregnancy, or terminate a wanted pregnancy. Continue reading “Resisting Reproductive Coercion”
Every woman should know what reproductive coercion is – so we can start to protect ourselves from it. Continue reading “Reproductive Coercion”
Research has indicated that women’s interest in sex decreases during pregnancy and that it never quite returns to what it was before having a baby. Continue reading “Postpartum Libido”
Have you ever heard the expression about stopping to smell the roses? Continue reading “Stopping to smell the roses”
Have you ever felt or done any of the following…
Continue reading “Imposter Syndrome”
You may have heard the expression, ‘Name it to tame it’. The idea goes that if you can name what you are feeling, then you can regulate how intense or strong this emotion is. Continue reading “Regulating Emotions with Language”
Ever have trouble falling asleep because your mind is busy?
Continue reading “Busy mind in bed?”
Some research has indicated that coffee may be protective for mental health, which may be a surprise as we generally hear about how coffee and caffeine is often the bad guy when it comes to mental health: Continue reading “Can coffee be good for mental health?”
Do you struggle to get enough sleep?
Women face several unique challenges when it comes to getting enough sleep. Consider the following… Continue reading “Sleep Loss in Women”
Deciding what to have for dinner is one of those decisions that can feel relentless- it’s one you need to make everyday as an adult. Continue reading “The Relentlessness of Dinner Decisions”
When you go on holidays with your family, sometimes it’s not much of a holiday. There can be so much organising and tasks to do in the lead up to the holiday, caregiving and responsibilities whilst you’re on holiday, and then working through the aftermath of the holiday (e.g., all the unpacking and washing), that it might not feel like much of a break. Sometimes mums come back feeling like they need a ‘holiday from the holiday’.
Continue reading “Brief Holidays”
All too often, women carry the mental load of what happens within their lives, relationships, and families. The mental load is the invisible work of knowing what needs to happen, when, and for whom, and ensuring that these occur. Continue reading “Managing the Mental Load”
