RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey lovely, When you imagine the extended time together that a holiday brings, there’s a certain image in your mind: Bare feet, ice creams in hand, and the sort of connection that comes from laughing yourselves silly together in the warm summer sun. You plan time away together for these precious moments, but when the week actually arrives, you’re reminded that life with kids comes with some ever-present challenges: There comes a morning full of...
26 days ago • 3 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey lovely, 71% of mums in the UK feel overloaded (Make Mothers Matter, 2026). I relate, and probably you do, too. Last February, when I faced the fact that I was well and truly burnt out, even I could see that it made sense. I'd been carrying too much for too long... I was still postpartum with my second child, back and forth from the hospital with her once we'd discovered she had a kidney condition. I was carrying the load of the home and parenting...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey lovely, You're no stranger to personal development. You're a reflective person by nature, and the fact that you feel things so deeply means you naturally gravitate towards thinking about your feelings and thoughts. Certain things have helped with the emotional intensity of life: walks in nature, a yoga or mindfulness practice. Maybe you’ve even faced your demons in therapy. You’ve tried a lot. And yet… life still feels harder than it should,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey lovely,Maybe last year Mother’s Day felt a little… disappointing. You’ve sacrificed so much for your children, pressed pause on your career while your partner’s continued to progress, and the truth is, it would be nice for that all to be seen. You can’t help but desire a Mother’s Day that feels like it acknowledges the effort you put into your mothering every single day. That makes sense, and I’m right there with you! So I wanted to spend this...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey lovely,Maybe last year Mother’s Day felt a little… disappointing. You’ve sacrificed so much for your children, pressed pause on your career while your partner’s continued to progress, and the truth is, it would be nice for that all to be seen. You can’t help but desire a Mother’s Day that feels like it acknowledges the effort you put into your mothering every single day. That makes sense, and I’m right there with you! So I wanted to spend this...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey lovely, Do you ever wonder if you should just give it all up for them? You’ve always had ambition, goals for your life. You’ve always approached your career with intention and it’s given you a sense of purpose. But in those moments when it gets in the way of being there for your kids — your mind drifting to that client during dinner, answering emails while they beg you to play with them, feeling like you’re not doing a good enough job at either...
5 months ago • 3 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey lovely, Have you ever been in a moment you knew was special, and just felt disconnected from it? You’re spending time together as a family, the kids are falling about laughing over some silliness, your partner catches your eye and smiles, and you smile back — but somehow the warmth of the moment doesn’t quite reach you. Maybe it’s a blanket sense of exhaustion that keeps you numb. Maybe it’s the way your to-do list keeps tugging at your attention,...
5 months ago • 2 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey Reader, January is the month of fresh starts, renewed motivation, and a burst of energy. Except if you’re a mum. December brought some special memories, but the load wore you down. In amidst the change in routine, you were the one keeping tabs on whether the kids were about to get hungry again, when they needed to sleep, whether they’d had enough connected time with you. You juggled logistics and emotional responsiveness and the flu season without...
6 months ago • 3 min read
RESILIENT IN MOTHERHOOD with KIRSTI GWYNN Hey Reader,Hey mama, If you’re gearing up to celebrate Christmas, you might feel this sense that it’s all on you. All on you to consider all the individual likes and preferences before choosing what to cook. All on you to carry the emotional load of the whole family, making sure that the kids are handling being out of routine and all the extra stimulation, so you can try avoid the big meltdown. Just like it was all on you to come up with thoughtful...
6 months ago • 2 min read
