Tag: mental-health
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The 2025 Morning Routine That Actually Works for Stressed Parents
Mornings are not always my favourite thing to be honest – not mornings where we have to be somewhere anyway. Between missing shoes, breakfast drama, and the mad dash out the door, it’s no wonder most of us feel frazzled before 9 a.m. If you’ve ever struggled with stressful mornings as a parent… you’re in…
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What Is EFT Tapping — And Why More Parents Are Turning to It to Regulate Their Nervous Systems
The parents I work with already know how they want to show up. They read parenting books or follow parenting accounts, they listen to parenting podcasts – they are invested. BUT no matter how much they know, for some reason they still find themselves acting in ways they don’t want to. Snapping, yelling or just…
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What Hosting the Co-Regulation Challenge Taught Me (That Might Surprise You)
When I first sat down to write this, I thought I might send you a recap of the 5 days of the Co-Regulation Challenge. But then I realized… I wanted to share something a little more personal. Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years teaching yoga and mindfulness to children and families…
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Your Mindset Matters When Supporting Your Child With Their Big Emotions
There’s a moment we all know well as parents, right? That moment when your child is having big feelings that come exploding out — maybe a tantrum over something seemingly small….. and it is LOUD. Your heart rate spikes, you can feel the tension in your shoulders and suddenly… you’re not the calm parent you…
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Are You Stuck in Survival Mode? Here’s How to Tell (and What to Do About It)
I didn’t realize I was in survival mode for years. I just thought I was handling it. Holding everything together. Doing what needed to be done.Until I wasn’t. Because the thing about survival mode is—you don’t always see it while you’re in it. You’re so busy just getting through the day, you don’t even realize…
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The Best Gift a Mother Can Give Herself: Self-Compassion & Rest
Motherhood is often painted as an act of endless giving—a constant pouring of love, patience, and time into our caring for our children. And while that is beautiful, it can also be exhausting. We are taught to celebrate selflessness, to push through, to keep going even when our bodies and minds are pleading for rest.…
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Ahimsa: The Key to Being the Calm, Patient Parent You Want to Be
You wake up already exhausted. Before you’ve even had your coffee, the kids are fighting, you’re wondering where all these crumbs came from, and you can feel your patience wearing thin. You don’t want to snap—you want to be calm, present, and patient. But the stress keeps building, and before you know it, you’re raising…
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Why You Keep Snapping at Your Kids (And How Energy Work Can Help You Stay Calm)
You love your kids. You want to be patient, present, and connected. But some days, no matter how hard you try, you find yourself snapping over the smallest things. The mess they’ve made. The whining. The endless “Mum! Mum! Mum!” And then the guilt sets in. You tell yourself: I should be able to handle…
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Why did no one tell me about this genius way to be a calmer parent!
Everyone tells me how calm I am and how patient I am. And this all started way before I had kids, before I started my yoga practice, or started with the practice I am going to share with you today. Even as a baby, my parents tell me how I used to sit in the…
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You’re a good parent. So why are you still going to bed feeling guilty after a tough day?
Do you know that feeling when you go to bed or you sit down at the end of a long day – the kids are asleep and you are alone in your thoughts, wondering “Did I do that right?” or “I could have done that better.” How many times have you struggled through bedtime feeling…
Family Yoga with Natasha 