We get asked for our recommended reading list all the time!!  So here we go, each of us discuss our top 5 books you HAVE to read and why….although as Bridget says “it’s almost impossible to pick 5, it’s like asking us to choose between children!!” Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Listen In

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There’s not a mother alive who can’t connect with this feeling!  But what do you do when you get here?  HOW you perceive these moments, changes what’s possible for you and your kids.  How you respond in these moments can be greatly influenced by what meaning you attach to the feelings present.  So let’s get Listen In

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Have you ever felt the unfamiliar transformation of your sense of self post-partum? Caught in that place of who you were and who you are becoming? Our culture doesn’t recognise the profound transformation of woman as mother and the obligatory ‘feminine descent’ that often accompanies such a pivotal life event, instead tending to pathologise it. In this Listen In

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There’s Universal laws that govern human behaviour; when we understand these we can understand the ways in which our psyche begins to ‘play tricks on us’. When it comes to self worth it can be easy to descend into the shame “not good enough” spiral and fail to see the bigger picture at play, or Listen In

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We’ve all been there – but how do you deal with it? There are no mistakes in the things that tug at our heartstrings, with Julie recently confronted by an interaction at a shopping centre that reaffirmed her values; and her account of it on social media certainly got people talking. In this episode we Listen In

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We decided to shake it up a little! This week Jules answers YOUR questions…well, as many as she could get through! From knowing when you’re done with babies, to alternatives to The Blessing Way, to whinging and screaming, to how and why we run a business with kid – it’s a diverse conversation this week Listen In

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We all have a kryptonite; that thing that makes you go 0-100 in a split second, that thing that you can be calm as a cucumber…until… In this weeks episode we discuss our own kryptonite when it comes to sibling dynamics, how we process, how we view and enter that dynamic and how we create Listen In

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As tensions rise between your kids, what do you do?  Desire to silence it, or shut it down?  Runaway and close the door?  Yell back?  What if your ‘why’ for staying there, was bigger than your impulse to run?….In this episode we look at 5 reasons why you WANT to choose to stay through the Listen In

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How do you spot and support YOUR child’s genius? What does it look like to scaffold their learning and development? In this week’s episode we respond to a listener’s question regarding how to choose extra-curricular activities and understanding our own agendas behind them. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Suburban Sandcastles – Bridget http://www.suburbansandcastles.com The Listen In

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When we value parenting, we can set high expectations of ourselves to hear all our children’s feelings, respond patiently and scaffold their learning and development with laser awareness. But when the reality challenges the fantasy, what do you do? How can you widen your lens to see the bigger picture and find greater spaciousness? In Listen In

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