by Janice Williams | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
How To Share Family Stories With Your Daughter There was a TV program several years ago called “This Is Your Life”. In this show, the host would take the guest back to their childhood, discuss where they were born, whether there were siblings, what things they got up...
by Janice Williams | Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
How To Deal With Triggers In Mother-Daughter Relationship. Mothers and daughters want to improve the relationship with each other and are struggling with how to do this. There is much misunderstanding, not hearing each other, yelling or talking over each other. They...
by Janice Williams | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
Here are my tips to get your mother to listen to you. The mother-daughter relationship is a complex dynamic, with many daughters feeling they are not heard or understood. At times, daughters can feel invisible wanting desperately for their mothers to see them. ...
by Janice Williams | Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
The other day I was reflecting on patriarchy and stereotypes in families and in the mother-daughter relationship. Recently I read a story by Prerna Singh Rai. A young woman, Arohi, wants to be a journalist, but her father wants her to be an accountant. Arohi points...
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...
