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Why Do I Hate My Husband After Having A Baby?
I’ve always appreciated the privacy of our inner experience. That running narrative that (thank goodness) only we can hear. During the early years of motherhood, I became especially grateful that...
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7 Things To Do Each Day To Boost Your Mood
Do you ever feel like you wake up on the wrong side of the bed more often than not? And that “being happy” is just not something you experience on the regular? Although it might seem like this sometimes, being happy isn’t something that some people have and others...
6 Reasons Why New Motherhood Is The Perfect Time For Counselling
Becoming a parent is one of the most emotionally intense experiences that you’ll go through. Sure, it can be overflowing with sweet moments of joy and total awe, but it can also be incredibly stressful and throw your life into chaos. This, by the way, is more...
A Therapist’s Guide to Self-Care for Busy Mamas
You already know that self-care is important, and in fact, a necessary part of a healthy and balanced life. And especially in your role as “mom”, you’re clearly aware that your self-care needs are the first to drop off the priority list when lift gets hectic ......
How To Manifest Self-Love
Surely you’ve heard the word “manifesting” popping up on social media or in the increasingly popular new age self-help section of literally any bookstore. And believe me, I devour these reads like the best of them, but if you’re not familiar with this idea, don’t...
The Top 9 Ways To Manage Overwhelm
If you heard me say “life is full” you’d know exactly what I meant right? For most people, their day-to-day lives are jam-packed with to-do lists, emails, appointments, running kids around, trying to manage a home, to eat well, to work out, launch their side...
Baby Blues or Postpartum Depression?
Most people would be surprised to learn that more than 10% of mothers experience postpartum depression. But when you consider that these mothers go through almost 10 months of pregnancy, childbirth, and then an often incredibly challenging year caring for a new...
88 Ways To Stay In Love With Your Partner For A Lifetime
Hoping to stay in love with your partner forever? Well, you’ve heard before that good relationships require effort. Now is it just me or is there a slightly disappointing element to this advice...wouldn't it be easier if we just fell in love and that was that? But...
8 Common Phrases That Ruin Relationships (+ What to Say Instead)
Let’s face it, we all say things we shouldn’t from time to time. But there are some phrases that can ruin relationships. Here’s a list of 8 seemingly innocuous phrases that you should steer clear of in your relationship (and what to say instead). 8 Phrases That...
How To Fight Fair So You Don’t Ruin Your Relationship
In case you still aren’t sure whether you and your partner's arguing is normal, most (if not all) couples have conflict from time to time. Sure, this conflict looks completely different across couples, where some might passively ignore one another and others have...
Moms and Self-Care: Prioritize Yourself Because You’re Worthy of Self-Love (not so that you can take care of others)
All mothers know what it’s like to be in the trenches. To be more sleep deprived than you could have ever imagined. To be torn between wanting some alone time yet not wanting to leave your children's side...caring so intensely about their health, nutrition, how...
Hey There
I’m Kate, I’m a mama of two girls and a perinatal therapist practicing from my Vancouver Island home. You can usually find me strolling along the beach with my family enjoying the seabreeze on my face or soaking up the sunshine in my garden. Society’s narratives say that motherhood should be self-sacrificing. My posts here say something altogether different. So glad you’re here mama, you’re in the right place.
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