Over the last week, I’ve had so many people message me to say that I’m better placed than they are to face what’s ahead or asking me for tips on how to homeschool when they hadn’t planned to. The truth is, despite having home educated from the...
I read a lot about breastfeeding to keep up to date as a breastfeeding counsellor. I want to improve the technical support I can offer breastfeeding parents and expand my perspective so I remain open to where they’re coming from when listening. With...
This is the full transcript of episode 3 of the Revillaging podcast, a conversation with existential therapist and best-selling author Naomi Stadlen about how mothers connect and the great gift they can give themselves, each other and the world. You...
[Image description: flat lay of mince pies, apples, pine cones, evergreen branches and a hot drink. Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash] Christmas is often sold to us as a time of togetherness. Perhaps this has a practical function, especially in cold...
Sponsored by Organix I’m really aware that we’ve been rushing about a lot lately, despite our best intentions. With two road trips in two weekends, recently we really needed to put some thought into slowing down and creating...
[image description: Adele sits in an arm chair, holding a mug] When my first child was a baby, someone close to me asked whether I thought attachment parenting was hard on mothers. I couldn’t deny that keeping our baby close and mothering her...
[image description: Adele and her youngest child sit in the greenhouse, looking at the camera] You may have noticed that I’ve changed this website’s name and URL to my own: Adele Jarrett-Kerr. When I started this blog nine years ago, it...