Simplifying holistic nutrition for mothers and mothers-to-be with recipes, tips for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond and how to create peaceful rhythms in your home.
3 Mistakes Mothers Make That Lead To Burn Out
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Jessica Raj at The Wholesome Mama
Simplifying holistic nutrition for mothers and mothers-to-be with recipes, tips for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond and how to create peaceful rhythms in your home.
I just listened to a podcast (that was really insightful) about hormone health. And the woman spoke a lot about sugar. It’s important to talk about, but can be so confusing. Should we eat sugar? How much is too much? Are natural sugars okay to eat? The woman on the podcast does not eat any sugar (maybe apart from fruit) and honestly, it made me feel defeated. Like I was doing the wrong thing for eating any sugar at all, even being the health conscious gal that I am. But hear me out, no sugar...
I gotta be honest, this week was one of the most painful weeks of my life. I discovered something that could have shattered my whole world as I knew it. And it’s been the strangest thing having to carry grief while still showing up for my kids. So instead of seizing pockets of time throughout the day to process and grieve, I booked an Airbnb at a little bungalow down the south coast of New South Wales, packed my things and left to go on a 24 hour stay by myself…for the first time ever. I sat...
I have four kiddos, ages 8, 6, 3 and 1. They are just like most other kids. They love eating snacks. They love anything processed and artificial. And they once came running up to me every 20 minutes asking for snacks. It would make me bonkers! I’m sure you can relate. I used to think that they were just hungry all the time, until it dawned on me that I was only filling their bellies temporarily, not nourishing their bodies. One day, I started to make changes. I wasn’t doubling my grocery list...