Self Care

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Has anyone been to a Chiropractor? I’m having a lot of ongoing troubles with a sore neck, and shoulders and was thinking about seeing one as maybe something is out of line. I’ve seen a physio but it has done nothing. I’m just a little worried because I’ve heard some bad stories, but I’ve also heard...
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I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions on great books I can read for self improvement. I have a history of sexual trauma from my teen years and shut it out for a long time blaming myself. As a Mum I thought it was time to go to therapy which I did for quite a few years. I’m now at the stage...
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I had a merina iud put in on Thursday. My first one ever. I’ve had minimal bleeding since. But this morning the bleeding is quite heavy. Is that normal? How long until it will settle down?

Self Care Blog Posts

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This is a FAQ post. These are the most popular answers to a real question asked on The Imperfect Mum. A bit of a hard question to put into words. Lately I’m feeling like i’m now just “his wife” and “her mother” – I’m feeling like I’ve lost who I used to be. I used to be a fairly social independant woman and now I feel as though I have somehow been robbed of my independance. I have an 8 month old...
Sometimes we mums are our own worst enemy… I’m beating myself up at the moment, without any help from anyone else! (So talented right?) *rolls eyes* I was catching up with a couple of beautiful mums this morning – we had a bunch of kids between us all who were happily playing in the playground while we spoke. One of the children came up to her mum, with the usual “I’m hungry” complaint, and the...
There has been many discussions on I.M about beauty, women feeling like they are not beautiful. Women feeling like they’re not enough. And, this worries me. So, what makes you beautiful? Aesthetically you may rate as as 4 or a 10? Who knows? And yes I would be lying if I said that aesthetics don’t come into play. They do. However, I have seen really aesthetically pleasing people that are just not...
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