by Janice Williams | Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
I was recently invited to write an article for Wave Magazine, Northern Beaches Mums monthly magazine, on daughters who seek approval from their mothers. Some of the topics covered in the article are below, with a link to the article. If you care about people’s...
by Janice Williams | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” Brad Paisley, singer/songwriter “Happy New Year,” most of us chime to our family and friends at the stroke of twelve. We hug, pop champagne, smile, anticipate what this new year may bring. For...
by Janice Williams | Parenting, Relationships, Wellbeing
Have you heard yourself say things to your kids and then realise that it’s the same thing that your parent said to you? It can be a jolt, particularly if you thought to yourself that you did not want to become like your mum or dad. How parents influence your life is a...
by Janice Williams | Mental Health, Parenting, Wellbeing
I wrote a guest blog post for health and wellbeing website, Nurse Mummy. Emilie Masi, a Clinical Nurse Consultant, runs this educational and inspiring website. The post is titled “The Essential Steps to Healing from Tokophobia”. It focusses on a deep anxiety of...
by Janice Williams | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
“Healing can only happen when people are willing to shift.” Iyanla Vanzant There is an expectation in society that mothers and adult daughters are meant to have a close, loving relationship. In some families, this is true. Families can be a source of great joy, a...
by Janice Williams | Parenting, Wellbeing
“Mrs Williams, when do you plan to leave?” “Umm, when she’s 18”, I replied with trepidation. It was five days after giving birth to my daughter in hospital. There had been no complications either for myself or my baby. In the sanctuary of the hospital surroundings,...
