by Janice Williams | Mothers and Daughters, Mothers Day, Parenting, Relationships
The relationship between a mother and daughter is complex. It can be characterised by care and support, yet at other times it can be challenging with expectations and conflicts. Mothers and daughters often carry a set of spoken and unspoken expectations that shape...
by Janice Williams | Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
The Invisible Women Now that I’ve celebrated another trip around the sun, I have been assigned a new name – Dear, Lovely, Lovie, Sweetie, Honey and many iterations from these. Though these names are cute to some and well-meaning to others, I find these...
by Janice Williams | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
To all the women who are overfunctioners at Christmas, take back control from the overwhelming hold of your Christmas to-do list. This blog is for women, for mothers, for daughters and the expectations and the mental and emotional load that often falls on women....
by Janice Williams | Parenting, Relationships, Wellbeing
Motherhood is often romanticised in society, symbolised by a loving mother, devoted to her offspring. Mothers are regularly placed high on a pedestal, a model of caregiving, wisdom and unconditional love. In today’s modern world, she is still viewed as a symbol of...
by Janice Williams | Mothers Day, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
For many women, surviving Mother’s Day with a challenging mother-daughter relationship can create anxiety, stress and guilt. Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate the special bond between mothers and children. There’s an expectation of loving kindness, happy...
by Janice Williams | Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
Signe Hammer: “Mothers of daughters are daughters of mothers and have remained so, in circles joined to circles, since time began.” Signe Hammer refers to the generations of women connected together, relationships with each other, linking mothers and daughters down...
