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Good reads about Self-care and Well-being

“We can’t pour from an empty cup.”

Parenting is a tough job, and to be able to thrive in this new role, mums need to take care of themselves as well as take care of their babies. Sometimes this means putting your needs first. Here, Jazmin and our guest bloggers share some self-care tips to filling up your cup.

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Self-Care for Mothers: How to Mange Stress in the Holiday Season

Discover essential self-care tips for mothers to manage Christmas stress and guilt. Learn how to overcome holiday overwhelm and find joy this festive season.

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How to connect with your Mother’s Intuition.

As mothers, we are told to trust our instincts, our gut feeling. But, how do we do this? How do we invite our intuition to show us the way?

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An Opportunity to Reshape Motherhood.

Let's make this an opportunity to reshape what Motherhood means to each and every one of us.

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3 Simple Mindfulness Tips for Children and the Whole Family.

Teaching mindfulness techniques to our children is like giving them a superpower to help them navigate life's challenges.

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The science behind breastfeeding mindfully

Learn how practising mindfulness techniques can actually increase your breastmilk production and support the connection with your baby.

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5 Ways to Practice Self-care During Pregnancy

Self-care plays a non-negotiable role in your wellbeing, and during pregnancy this is more important than ever. Read Dr. Ben-Ari’s 5 tips to practice self-care during pregnancy.

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Here we go again…

Find some self care tips to endure the COVID lockdown sequel and learn why this lockdown is different from the first one back in spring.

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Practice Loving Kindness

This mindfulness meditation has many benefits: building your empathy and compassion as well as helping you recognise that we are all human, we all have struggles and we are all in this together.

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Get moving & read about Postnatal Fitness

Go back to exercise safely with tips and advice from women’s physiotherapists and postnatal fitness experts.

Before you go back to exercise we recommend you get checked by an expert to make sure your pelvic floor and core are ready to go!

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The Do's and Don'ts of Postnatal Exercise

Find the answers to some of the most common questions about exercising after childbirth.

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The postnatal stuff that doesn’t get spoken about.

The ‘do your kegels’ approach falls short of the postnatal recovery needs of so many women experiencing incontinence, leaking and organ prolapse. This new training method can reverse or reduce some of these problems that affect so many women.

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Good reads about Mental Health

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Transforming the Mother’s Mental Load

Transform the ‘mother's mental load’ into the ‘family's mental load’ a step towards sharing the mental load of parenting more equally.

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3 Simple Mindfulness Tips for Children and the Whole Family.

Teaching mindfulness techniques to our children is like giving them a superpower to help them navigate life's challenges.

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Back to work? Discover your new working mum identity.

As your identity shifts when becoming a mother, see how this can impact your working life. Explore what going back to work after maternity leave means to you.

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The science behind breastfeeding mindfully

Learn how practising mindfulness techniques can actually increase your breastmilk production and support the connection with your baby.

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Who is that mum in the mirror? Womanhood to Motherhood

It is safe to say that nothing is ever the same when you become a mum – mind, body and soul! So, it's easy to feel like you have lost your identity…

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#5. Accomplishment. Small wins matter.

One of the most powerful habits of happiness is getting things done and making things happen. Meaningful goals can bring immense feelings of happiness but we can set ourselves up for consistent and frequent happiness boosts through small accomplishments too.

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#4. Meaning. Finding purpose in life.

As new mums, it can feel that we now exist purely for our children. This might be true in part, but as they grow older we can start to get back or begin to move forward with that self-purpose we either once had or now desire.

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#3. Better Relationships.

On the third blog of this “5 Habits of Happiness” series, Samantha writes about a very important topic: Relationships. Why are they so important to our happiness and how we can have better relationships for our own well-being.

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#2. Engagement. Do what you love mama.

When was the last time you did something you are passionate about? Something you enjoy so much that time disappears… Read life coach Samantha Dholakia as she shares the 2nd of 5 habits of happiness: Engagement, and learn how this can impact your overall level of happiness.

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# 1. Positive Emotion.

This is all about our own mindset and how we can see life differently if we try.⁠

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Perinatal mental health is more than talking about Postnatal Depression (PND). There are many other issues that affect many mums after birth, anxiety, postnatal rage, for instance, just to name a few.

At the blog, we invite mental health specialists to talk about these and other important mental health topics.

Good reads about Pregnancy and Birth

Read the latest articles from our pregnancy experts and get ready to receive your little bundle of joy!

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The science behind breastfeeding mindfully

Learn how practising mindfulness techniques can actually increase your breastmilk production and support the connection with your baby.

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5 Ways to Practice Self-care During Pregnancy

Self-care plays a non-negotiable role in your wellbeing, and during pregnancy this is more important than ever. Read Dr. Ben-Ari’s 5 tips to practice self-care during pregnancy.

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Top 5 Tips For Managing Overwhelm During Your Baby’s First Few Weeks

Nothing can fully prepare you for the emotional and physical upheavals of motherhood. But Mandy’s top 5 tips certainly can help you manage anxious feelings and make things a bit less overwhelming.

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Hypnobirthing. A skill beyond childbirth.

Hypnobirthing isn’t necessarily about having a pain free, natural birth, it’s about doing what feels right for you and feeling good about your decisions; whether that is having a cesarean, being induced or having a natural birth.

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Disclaimer: Our experts and contributors share in this space some of their valuable knowledge and experience. However, this must not replace any personalised expert and/or medical advice. While it’s normal to feel overwhelmed and anxious during pregnancy and in the postpartum period, make sure you ask for help if these feelings get worse or last for longer.

Get the Inspiring mums series

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There’s always time for tea.

The last Inspiring Mama of this blog series, Bethan, from Hot Tea Mama, shares her story as a working and entrepreneur mum. Find what are her top self-care tips for a healthy work-life balance.

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Supporting The Small Society.

Jody, the mum behind Mondo and Minikin shares her experience of having a baby during a global pandemic and how living her maternity leave in lockdown inspired her to support ‘the small society’.

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Winning as a mummy

Emma, from Isabella and Us shares her honest and inspiring journey into motherhood and how it led her to start a positive wellbeing movement.

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Kick start your Creativity and improve your wellbeing in the process

Meet inspiring mum Claire and learn how to connect with and ignite your inner creativity and improve your wellbeing in the process.

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Mindfulness & Me

First in our series of #inspiringmama guest blog posts. Meet Kavita- The Unlikely Mummy, who shares how mindfulness helps her be a better mum, a better wife and a better her.

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Our Inspiring Mama blog series is a space of positive motherhood stories.

Meet amazing mamas who have taken life by the horns in their very unique and special way.

About the journal

The Mothership Journal is a motherhood blog written by women and mothers. Read the latest content from Jazmin, the Mothership coach, plus articles from guest writers who are supporting, empowering and inspiring women through their pregnancy, early motherhood and beyond.

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