New Years resolutions can hold a lot of weight. On one hand they are motivation to start fresh and gain new perspective. On the other hand there can be a lot of pressure around making them and sticking with them. Resolutions rarely last because they are most often action oriented. They focus on the ‘How.’ – Do more yoga and meditation – Eat healthier – Spend more quality time with my family And the list goes on The important piece that is overlooked are the feelings behind the actions. How do you want to FEEL more often in 2018? Our
Of all the changes we feel during pregnancy and as new mothers, it is helpful to realize our brains (the control centre of our nervous systems) change. Big Time. Why? We need to learn a lot of new behaviors in order to ensure the survival of our child(ren). While some of these new behaviours are learned, many we become hard wired for. Literally. How? There are various studies that attempt to look at how this occurs and research is currently underway to continue to find more answers. Here is a summary of some research to date. Pregnancy leads to
Relationships can be complicated at the best of times. Add in exhaustion, heightened emotions and adjusting to a new baby in the house and your primary relationship is going to face challenges. Who wakes up at night with the baby? Who makes dinner, does laundry, feeds the baby? How do you each still have time for personal interests and self care? There is a lot to negotiate and less time available. One thing to ask yourself is if there is a hot potatoe. A what? Remember the children’s game of passing an object quickly, pretending it was hot and not
I had NO Idea! I had no idea the extent of how much your life changed. When our friends showed up with a case of beer after your newborn arrived you had every right to ask us to leave. But you didn’t. We expected everything to be the same. Sure there was a baby in the mix but we could carry on in our early 20’s way of care-free partying with your undivided attention, right? Wrong. It wasn’t until friends came over right after my own newborn arrived that I started noticing the difference between those who had kids (and
One of the most helpful questions we can ask ourselves is: How do I want to feel in my life? Day to day, moment to moment, what are the dominant feelings you want to experience most? We often seek new contents (such as clothing, a house or a vehicle) or experiences (such as a new haircut or a trip around the world) to feel differently. We are sometimes mislead in thinking, once I have that new (fill in the blank) item I will feel ‘better.’ So often we are disappointed because our state of being barely changes or the feeling
