Hi Mama,Did you know I am a recovering perfectionist? I used to be so hard on myself, setting unrealistic expectations of myself and berating myself when I didn't live up to them.Eeeep!Wanting to do everything right, being unwilling to "fail" and wo...

Well hello there!Happy Sunday! I wonder, have you set aside any time for yourself today? Or have your needs fallen to the bottom of the to-do list once again?There are so many societal beliefs and stories about being a good Mum that are unhealthy. St...

Hey there Mama,Where I live in Australia, we are slowly drifting towards winter. Temperatures are gradually dropping, the days are getting shorter and getting up early means waking before dawn.Winter can be a time for introspection and reflection. A...

Well hello there Mama,What do you do when you unexpectedly find an extra 20 minutes in your day? I mean, that's like a miracle, right?!? I wonder if you try and cram eleventy billion chores into 20 minutes... or if you stop and ask yourself, what w...

Hiya Mumma bear,Are you a high achiever? Do you expect to be at your BEST all day, every day? Have you always set high expectations for yourself? Maybe a little, um, too high? Ahem,*raises hand*, guilty over here.What does that little voice in you...

Hey Mama,Ever lost it at your kids for something tiny (like spilling water) and then felt guilty straight after? Or maybe at the end of the day your brain is completely fried and the thought of making dinner seems impossible. You're not alone Mama!T...

Hey there Mumma bear!I want to jump straight in today, because this is a JUICY topic. At Flourish Mama, I help busy mums like you commit to self-care and prioritise YOUR needs—without the guilt.Thing is, I can tell you to choose YOU until the cows c...

Hiya,Welcome to this week's email from me - Michelle, at Flourish Mama!Becoming a mother is big. Huge. Massive. Many of us (myself included) underestimate the seismic shifts that motherhood will make in our lives. When I was pregnant with my first ba...

Hello there!I hope this email finds you well, wherever you may be in this big, wide, world of ours.I wonder, do you ever feel your mind racing, thoughts tumbling around in a mad scramble, worrying about how you're going to get one child to an appoint...

Oh hello,Welcome to this weeks Flourish Mama email! Today, I'm here to talk about the invisible load, also known as the mental load.Is this a term you are familiar with? Basically, the invisible load encompasses all those thankless tasks that you d...