What I experienced near the German Embassy last month sums up my passion for ‘kind and firm’ parenting. Allow me to take you back to my 19-year-old teenage self. She moved into her first Irish home around the corner from a building representing the country she was born in. At the time, the plan was to never relocate back to where I came from. Yet, nearly 3 decades later I am still clinging on to those German roots. After travelling nearly 600km to request a new passport and processing...

When I took a break from social media for most of last month, I pondered the question of worthiness. Are you worthy without any achievements? It took me weeks of journaling and diving within to come to a conclusion for the moment. What I am about to share goes back to my earliest childhood memories. For as long as I can remember I have been enjoying organising and creating systems & routines that work for me. In the picture below I am tidying away new wellies the moment after...

Last week, I overcame one of my biggest fears. I gave a training to teachers at a Secondary School in Co. Waterford. Luckily, I had very little time to prepare and yet it felt like my whole life led me to this moment. When I say that standing in front of 25 educators felt intimidating, I am not even close to describing what it was really like. I was so thankful for the opportunity that for the first time gratitude cancelled out my nerves. Did you know that this was possible? Why...