Nourishing the Mother

NTM 184: Manifesting your 2019

It’s on everyone’s mind this time of year – ‘What do I want for this year?’ – yet how many of us actually carve out the time to consciously work on manifesting what we desire? How many of us are too scared to really ‘go there’? In this episode we share Julie’s recent experiences of Listen InThe post NTM 184: Manifesting your 2019 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 183: Getting to a place of ‘yes’ for more children

How do you decide to grow your family? What do these conversations look like in a relationship where one partner is a ‘no’? In this episode we explore the challenging conversations that take place as we seek to listen to our heart’s yearning, while respecting and honouring our partner’s desires…and Merry Christmas! Relevant links: Nourishing Listen InThe post NTM 183: Getting to a place of ‘yes’ for more children appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 182: Flip Your Finances – stories from anxiety to empowerment

Do you feel creeping anxiety at the amount of money shelled out this time of year? Do you condemn and ridicule the culture of consumerism? In this episode we revisit our financial stories from two years ago, the growth and changes that have occurred for us personally in that time, and how we can move Listen InThe post NTM 182: Flip Your Finances – stories from anxiety to empowerment appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 181: When your parenting toolkit is asking you for more

This week we share stories of our own from moments in our week where we’ve been ‘tool-less’ and required to ‘up-skill’, stepping bravely where we never have before! Sometimes this journey of parenting takes us places we never thought we’d go and in reflection we have the opportunity to gain the wisdom, see the growth Listen InThe post NTM 181: When your parenting toolkit is asking you for more appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 180: Is Santa Real?

In today’s episode we seek to explore this age-old question through story, anecdote and thought-provoking questions about the meaning of magic.  No matter where you sit on this topic, we hope you’ll be inspired to enter into this festive season with your children in a congruent and meaningful way. Relevant links: Nourishing the Mother http://www.nourishingthemother.com.au Listen InThe post NTM 180: Is Santa Real? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 179: If I hate motherhood right now, how good of a mother am I?

When motherhood is something you deeply value, or thought you did, what does it mean when it gets so hard you begin to resent it?  Who are you if you are not the compassionate, empathetic, gentle communicator you hold on a pedestal?….The pain we face here as conscious parents can be immense, but what is Listen InThe post NTM 179: If I hate motherhood right now, how good of a mother am I? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 178: Oh for f*ck’s sake…when transitions get hard

How do you cope when your child is going through behavioural challenges associated with a big transition? Can you ‘dig deep’ when the moment calls, or do you find yourself wanting to ‘run’? Often, there’s a bit of both at play. In this episode we explore through our recent stories, and practical tips, various ways Listen InThe post NTM 178: Oh for f*ck’s sake…when transitions get hard appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 177: When the personal is political – An interview with the Health Australia Party

Do you consider how much public policy shapes your personal choices? How much do you think your vote counts towards the world you want to see? In this episode Bridget interviews Andrew Hicks of the Health Australia Party, and Candidate Pippa Campbell, to explore why the ‘personal is political’. Through honest conversation on some of Listen InThe post NTM 177: When the personal is political – An interview with the Health Australia Party appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 176: How to stay open in the face of discomfort

In your relationship, how do you deal with your edges; do you run? hide? peacemake? Fire up? What would it look like if you were to remain ‘open’ instead? To stay receptive? How would that change your reality? In this episode we discuss, through story and practical tools, how to stay open even when you’re Listen InThe post NTM 176: How to stay open in the face of discomfort appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 175: Burnt out by love – when being in service runs you into the ground

Feeling burnt out by love can look like anger, tears, exhaustion, resentment, feeling touched out, and like you’re holding yourself together by a thread. So what do you do when you find yourself here? What does it call you towards? How can you love this phase and find your way out? Here’s where we take Listen InThe post NTM 175: Burnt out by love – when being in service runs you into the ground appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 174: The desire for our relationship to fulfil everything for us

In this episode we explore the ways in which we can get in the habit of projecting onto our partner all of the things we want, or want to become, by thinking they need to be everything for us. The truth is to retain our sovereignty, there needs to be enough ‘sameness’ and enough ‘different-ness’ Listen InThe post NTM 174: The desire for our relationship to fulfil everything for us appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

NTM 173: Being Fearlessly authentic and connected in your mothering

Our greatest gift as mothers is raising little humans designed to bring out our most authentic self…it’s just really painful!  What if there was no ‘wrong’ or ‘right’ behaviour, but your children asking you to get more and more congruent and authentic with what you feel and what you say?  What if our greatest offering Listen InThe post NTM 173: Being Fearlessly authentic and connected in your mothering appeared first on The Wellness Couch.