Motherhood – the experience of so much. Parenthood can be confronting as well as beautiful, joyful, full of awe and downright confusing. There’s a lot of feelings involved and it’s not always predictable which is why I won’t try to solve it for you. I would walk alongside the path with you and share the journey if you choose to do that.
My sons are 24 and 27 – I’ve been married and divorced twice. As you can imagine I’ve been through some things that I could never have predicated. Things happen even if we want that perfect life for our kids – I did. And I’m still learning how to be a parent. I’m course correcting as I learn and grow as a person. As my own human I realise the “mistakes” I’ve made but how could they be avoided? We don’t know what we know until we know it. What do you think?
I have been supporting parents since I was pregnant with Jacob…now 24 years ago. Time flies but I still find myself coaching my own parenting style – I breathe into a moment when I feel resistant, and I realise that the resistance is part of an old paradigm. I work to be present and that creates a moment of healing to my son or sons.
There is no mixture that is correct or right – Motherhood is only specific to what you experience. As much as we want picture perfect, I’m starting to think that ideology is a set up. We figure it out as we go along – kids give us reviews often. Board meetings are a plenty!
So, if you take one thing away from this message – go easy on yourself today. Show yourself a bit of compassion. I’ve stopped beating myself up – and if you don’t or haven’t done that can you give me some tips? I’d wager a bet that you’re a lot more capable than you might realise.
Hi! I’m Nada and I LOVE being a Counsellor. I work with so many amazing families – mums, dads, and kids! My youngest client is 3 years old which means that building amazing rapport means I get to pull faces at work!
I’m an out of the box thinker with tonnes of lived experience. I’ve been working with families for the last 25 years and that certainly does not make me an expert. What it does give me are a whole range of experiences across countries, cultures, backgrounds and circumstances. I grew up in a big family so I can never get enough of the work that I do. It’s life giving.
I ran a daycare for 16 years, I have also mentored teens, worked in Child Care, mentored adults, worked in Disability and held group sessions for women who wanted to feel supported in any way that came up for them. I am a mum as well from a young age and I have fought hard to be a daughter.
There is nothing but respect for every single mum and there is no right or wrong way to do anything. There’s a massive learning curve to life much less being a mum so if you’ve reached out for support then I commend you. Claim your space ☺
