When you are experiencing fertility challenges, you can feel so isolated, so lonely, so stuck, so consumed by the lack of progression in your life, like you are drowning in your own pool of trauma, grief, hurt, upset and fear […]...
My article this week, one very close to my heart ❤ ‘Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Fertility Challenges’ Link to the article on my website is:https://leonamcdonnellcom/mindfulness-and-self-compassion-for-fertility-challenges/ Havin...
Autumn is by far my favourite season! It is so rejuvenating, and I love to refer to it as ‘the cooling off season’ The beautiful vibrant colours of the leaves on the trees, plants and shrubs and the gorgeous array […]...
A beautiful concept about how viewing all the things we ‘GET’ to do today as opposed to viewing them as all the things we ‘HAVE’ to do today can change our perception on our lives and enhances the Gratitude we […]...
Using Mindfulness to cultivate calm and focus during Pregnancy and for Birth Preparation is becoming increasingly popular I feel that it is absolutely critical at the moment, while living through a Pandemic Currently expecting my third ba...
A few short words about going back into the Level 5 Restrictions today in the Covid-19 Pandemic and how the beauty of nature and it’s life-cycle can help us to ‘shed’ and ‘let go’ of some of the heightened fear, [&hellip...
Without doubt, I would say that my teenage years up to early adulthood were the most difficult of my life to date Adolescence is a time of immense internal, external, emotional and hormonal change and again, there is no ‘rule […]...
Everything starts small, one Mindful step at a time!...
A few words on something my little boy said to me the other morning … The worries our kiddies have and their heightened anxiety at the moment is huge Great to be able to give reassurance and take one worry […]...
Since becoming a parent myself, I have often said that “parenting should definitely come with multiple warnings, big flashing yellow lights and sirens” Whether you consciously decide to become a parent or perhaps you fall into that scenario unexp...
I can hear you ask, “but how can Mindfulness aid in Pain Management” Have you ever heard the term ‘what we practice grows stronger’ Dr Shauna Shapiro, who is a Professor of Psychology in Arizona, talks about how these simple […]...
A couple of words about ‘Good Enough’ or Mindful Parenting!! #mindfulness #parenting #goodenough #children...
