by Janice Williams | Relationships, Wellbeing
In my blog about lost sense of self, I talk about the Lost Woman, loss of identity within mother-daughter relationships. There is a story of a teacher who gave her class of second-graders a written test about a magnet and its purpose. In the test, she included...
by Janice Williams | Mental Health, Relationships, Wellbeing
“Just when you think you’re done with the past, the past isn’t done with you” Alannah Hill. Emotional starvation in childhood creates difficulty in dealing with emotions and as adults, will seek out people to fill the emptiness within. In her memoir “Butterfly On A...
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 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellbeing
A Daughter’s Narrative 24-11-24. A somewhat amusing date, my mother thought. Mum never explained her amusement of 2 4 bookending 1 1, she just considered it an odd sequence to be born into. Mum was amused by many things in life, and would often amuse others...
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...
