Self-care

The Nourish Blog
Wisdom, expertise and honest stories from real mums who get it.

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Harnessing the power of family yoga: reaping benefits for the whole family.

Spending time as a family is always important and yoga has many benefits for both our physical and mental health. Sharing yoga as a...

Understanding inner feminine and motherhood in ten steps

Mandy Rees

3 min read

Understanding inner feminine and motherhood in ten steps

Your inner feminine are the aspects of yourself that would generally be considered to be feminine. These are things like embracing the...

Mum’s Summer Survival Toolkit: 21 nourishing practices to support mum through the summer holidays

sarajanecampin

9 min read

Mum’s Summer Survival Toolkit: 21 nourishing practices to support mum through the summer holidays

Whoohoo! The summer holidays are here! Are you feeling excited? Have you done the summer holiday dance yet? Or are you feeling a little...

Why embracing self-care doesn't mean losing your lie-in! How to fit it around your natural rhythms

Emma Foley

4 min read

Why embracing self-care doesn't mean losing your lie-in! How to fit it around your natural rhythms

It is a truth universally acknowledged that there aren’t enough hours in the day for parents. For me, there were never enough - even...

The simple joys of motherhood: how Hygge can enhance your wellbeing

Tanya Fihosy

4 min read

The simple joys of motherhood: how Hygge can enhance your wellbeing

Eat, sleep, breastfeed, pump and repeat. The drumbeat of my maternity leave. It was exhausting. I recall at one point having to decide...

How to overcome the 'ick' and embrace self-love

Sara Campin, Founder of Nourish

5 min read

How to overcome the 'ick' and embrace self-love

Does the word 'self-love' bring up resistance and make you feel a bit icky? I get it. I used to feel the same. It can all sound a bit woo...

Emma Cottam, Founder of Isabella & Us

3 min read

Winter Self-care for Mums

As we continue through the winter months, darker nights and colder days and after the business of the Christmas and New Year period, self...

Too tired to do it? Sex after kids is no picnic.

Clio Wood

4 min read

Too tired to do it? Sex after kids is no picnic.

When I talk about sex in motherhood, I can see a subtle shift, a look of guilty relief appear on the face of the person or people I’m...

Hayley Thomson

4 min read

5 Ways to Manage Mum-Overwhelm

Motherhood can be overwhelming at the best of times, right? I find myself saying it all the time, ‘Ugh, I just feel so overwhelmed, if...

7 Ways To Carve Out Non-Negotiable Self-Care Time As A Busy Parent

Kristi Yeh

5 min read

7 Ways To Carve Out Non-Negotiable Self-Care Time As A Busy Parent

Becoming a parent flips your self-care routine upside down, and it requires us to become more creative and flexible about our wellness....

10 tips for getting more sleep - even as a mum!

Thalia Pellegrini, Registered Nutritionist MBANT

5 min read

10 tips for getting more sleep - even as a mum!

The Power of Sleep Sleep. We all need it. Most mums are knackered, and lack of sleep is often cited as the reason why. It’s no surprise....

Tapping out of society's 'ideal' version of motherhood and tuning into you

Dr Jemma Andrew-Adiamah

4 min read

Tapping out of society's 'ideal' version of motherhood and tuning into you

Motherhood is a ride isn’t it? It’s all-consuming, overstimulating and a non-stop bus tour to “overwhelmsville”. Also, it can feel heavy...

A 'Transition Triangle': tips to shape support for your little one's start/return to school/nursery

Dr Abigail Wright

5 min read

A 'Transition Triangle': tips to shape support for your little one's start/return to school/nursery

Preparing for your little one to start or return to an education setting can bring a mix of emotions for a caregiver. In addition, to...

How to ease anxiety through the power of touch

Dr Erica Bowen

4 min read

How to ease anxiety through the power of touch

I’ve battled with anxiety since I was a child. It wasn’t until I had my son, nearly 14 years ago however that I was ‘treated’, through...

Libby Stevenson

1 min read

Yoga to keep you cool in the heat

With this hot weather we have this treat to share with you. When we feel cooler we feel calmer. In this video Libby Stevenson...

Silke Thistlewood

4 min read

Expectations vs. reality in motherhood

I'd always imagined I'd be the kind of mum that would go for jogs with baby in the pram. Honestly, that was one of the main images in my...

Why “Work-life Balance” isn’t the Holy Grail we seem to think it is…

Nicki Young

4 min read

Why “Work-life Balance” isn’t the Holy Grail we seem to think it is…

What is Balance Anyway? For as long as I can remember, we working mums have been trying to achieve the “Holy Grail” of work-life balance....

Life After Birth: a real account of the transition to motherhood after birth trauma

Laura Dickerson

5 min read

Life After Birth: a real account of the transition to motherhood after birth trauma

January 1st 2022. I’m about to swim at a cold water charity event to raise money for maternal mental health. Water temperature 14...

People pleasing in Motherhood, and how to set yourself free!

Tamsin Williamson, The Parent Coach

4 min read

People pleasing in Motherhood, and how to set yourself free!

How often do you find yourself…. …saying YES to others when in your heart you mean NO? …spending time with people who don’t bring out...

Should I stay or should I go? 7 self-coaching questions to help you navigate work vs motherhood.

Nicky Lowe

7 min read

Should I stay or should I go? 7 self-coaching questions to help you navigate work vs motherhood.

When stepping back fails. A year after having my first child I returned to work and just a few months later I found myself in my doctor’s...

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Wisdom, expertise and honest stories from real mums who get it.