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No Grief is too Small: Supporting Parents of Pregnancy & Infant Loss

Over 110,000 Australian women suffer a miscarriage each year. 2,200 more endure stillbirth. 600 lose their baby in the first 28 days after birth. Many more suffer medical terminations, and more still lose their baby within the first year. An explanation is sometimes provided. In many cases it is not.

Being a new parent can be scary and overwhelming, but what happens when you lose your baby? How do you find the strength to go on? In the most basic sense, people grieve the loss of an important rela…

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Tea Meditation - Mindful moments every mum can manage

It is hard to find a moment to slowdown and fill your cup in Motherhood. Finding mindfulness in simple acts in a time poor day is vital to make it possible at all. There is nothing more simple than making a cup of tea. But it is more than dunking a teabag. It is taking a few extra moments to soak in each moment. Each process, tuning into your senses. Sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. Such a valued process that the art of brewing tea is popular across the globe. It is about gratitude in the s…

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Matrescence - how do we support this journey for a Mother-to-be?

Matrescence embraces the very real changes that happen to a woman each and every time she has a baby. Once supported in traditional care of a Mother, today mums often prepare for their birth and postpartum supported more by google and social media than real village. But it takes a village. Understanding matrescence, and how we can support the birth of a matrescence journey sets a woman up for the Motherhood experience she deserves. A Mother Blessing is a wonderful way to begin this journey and c…

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How one overwhelmed mum became my greatest teacher

Being new to something is always overwhelming. So imagine my nerves as I prepared to take my first infant massage class.

Yes I was excited – there would be two sets of twins! – but I also knew I needed to keep my nerves in check. After all, the parents in the room were facing the overwhelming yet beautiful experience of welcoming a new baby into their lives. As I remembered my own experience of becoming a mum, I felt that my nerves seemed almost trivial in comparison.

I was…

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