Our business would not exist without our six-year-old
Spencer was only six when he came up with the idea for our family business. Sometimes kids speak the truth so simply you just have to listen.
Suffering. For me, it’s personal
As I write this, my dear friend Brenda has just died. She was 36 and leaves a husband and three children, the youngest of whom is a five-month-old baby.
I was a workaholic—and then I had kids
“I’m a CEO and have over 200 staff . . . but the truth is that being a parent is by far the most challenging undertaking I’ve ever engaged in.”
Caring for my disabled child: “This phase won’t pass”
I have had parents say to me “well my child never tells me what happens at school anyway!”, like it’s the same thing. Don’t be that person.
A letter to me, the new mum
“You’ll probably never shake off the guilty feeling that Elliott will transition fully onto formula by the time he is three months old.”
Please stop telling me to have another child
My husband and I have recognised that being parents of just one child is what’s right for us. I shouldn’t need to explain.
We heard the words no parent should ever have to hear
As a mother, you will do whatever you can to protect your babies, but what do you do when that option isn’t there?
Parenting my ageing parents
Practical, compassionate tips for supporting your ageing parents as you navigate the shift to caring for elderly family.
Working mums, here’s how I got over feeling guilty
Working mums, it’s time to ditch the “perfect parent” pressure and find a way to balance the juggle without the constant shame.
This is what it’s like to be a mother of three boys
“Robot wars, Minecraft, Lego blocks and the all-time favourite, WrestleMania, encapsulate the very essence of our now robust home.”
My socially-distanced Mother’s Day
With countries in lockdown thanks to COVID-19, this is one Mother’s Day like no other.
On the frontlines of COVID-19
When Ashleigh Woods graduated with a nursing degree from Southern Cross University a few years ago, she knew she wanted to make a difference. What she never expected was to be on the frontlines fighting the war against coronavirus.