How A Baby Became My Life Coach

Self-love has always felt like this vague, elusive thing. Something everyone talks about but very few actually manage to do. I could give...

Christine Bernard

Aug 202 min read

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What Happens When You Bet Everything on Hope

Watching my partner go from saying, “I don’t think I can have kids,” to becoming the most incredible mother I’ve ever seen, has been one of the most powerful things I’ve experienced in my life. It wasn’t just an offhand comment. Early in our relationship, she humbly came to me one night and said quietly, “I don’t think I can have kids… based on what I’ve been through.” She wasn’t crying or seeking pity. It was more like she was bracing me for disappointment, just in case thin

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The Modern Mum’s Juggle: Balancing Family And Business On Our Own Terms

Mums who work full time - this one's for you: Being a mum is a full-time job in itself, but when you add running your own business into the mix, the juggling act reaches a whole new level. After years working in corporate and retail, my family and I took the leap to start our own small business in 2019. It’s been both liberating and challenging, an experience that has taught me the true art of balancing work and family life. One of the biggest shifts since starting our busin

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My Secret To Doing It All: Spoiler Alert, I Don’t!

Secrets from a full-time working mum: As a mum of a toddler, who works fulltime, runs a small business on the side and is 7 months pregnant people often stop and ask me how I do it all. What I have realised during these chats is that not everyone is in the position to have the same answer as me and that is quite simply, I don’t. With a husband who does most of the daycare runs, cooks, washes up and manages the groceries. I don’t even know what is in the fridge half the tim

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I Burned The Pancakes On Picture Day (And My Kid Taught Me The Best Lesson Ever)

I burned the pancakes on picture day. Not just a little brown around the edges. I'm talking smoke-alarm, charcoal-black, open-all-the-windows burned. My seven-year-old daughter Mia stood in the kitchen doorway in her carefully chosen outfit. You know the one: the purple dress with the twirly skirt that we'd laid out the night before. I'd spent forever on her hair, trying to get those two braids just right after watching three YouTube tutorials. "It's okay, Mama," she said, wa

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One ordinary afternoon turned unforgettable when their fearless toddler ditched his clothes, climbed a ladder, and proudly greeted them from the roof.