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Why Do Mothers Lose Their Identity?

30/01/2023 TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

Why do mothers lose their identity? The concept of mothers feeling like they don’t know who they are anymore, or…

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What Causes Body Image Issues?

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What and who causes us to have body image issues? This post will focus on anti-fat bias and fatphobia. TL;DR…

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A Parent’s Survival Guide for Christmas

21/12/2022 TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

HO! HO! OHhh noo… Here is a survival guide for parents with 5 tips for the holiday and Christmas season.…

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Gentle Parenting Tips for the Holiday Season

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Feeling overwhelmed or anxious about the holidays? Perhaps you’ve had negative experiences in the past with people giving you grief…

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Duality of Motherhood

27/10/2022 TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

Motherhood is a beautiful, rewarding and challenging experience. It can be so easy for mums to dismiss their own needs…

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The Importance of Postpartum Preparation

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You’re probably going to have a lot of questions after you give birth. And it’s important to ask them because…

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How To Set Healthy Boundaries

27/09/2022 TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

Read this blog post for more information on how to set healthy boundaries. Boundaries are limitations we can place on…

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Have these conversations with your child to help keep them safe

21/09/2022 TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

I’m really glad that you opened this blog post because this is a really important one that is going to…

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Managing our Emotions when triggered

31/08/2022 TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

As parents we are going to be triggered. Managing emotions is the key – we cannot help our children regulated when we are unregulated ourselves. Learn how in thi blog

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What to do when your child is being bullied or is the bully.

27/02/2022 TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

What is Bullying? A person who is being unkind or mean to someone repeatedly. It is ongoing and repeated mistreatment…

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