Motherhood & Me
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Becoming a Mother changes everything. Your body, Your Lifestyle, Your Relationships. This page is here to uplift and support you during the journey Motherhood is not for the faint hearted.
My name is Lori Lim, I am a Kinesiologist, Reiki Practitioner and mother.
This page is to provide emotional support to mothers. My intention is to provide helpful tips, information and articles that shed some light on the dark times and help to uplift parents through the many challenges of raising a tiny human being, dealing with toddler tantrums, maintaining a home life and trying to sustain your relationship .
I am currently studying to become a counsellor. My aim is to provide integrated holistic care to mothers and fathers with counselling, kinesiology and energy healing.
Becoming a mother for the first time myself in 2013 I was thrust into a whirlwind life changing event that would displace me, change me and mould me into the woman I am today. I have been through the darkest of days and the happiest of days. I never regret a single moment I shared on this journey with my husband and daughter.
What shocked me the most about becoming a mother was how unprepared I was mentally and emotionally for what was to come. I had all the materialistic items sorted ( hospital bags organised, baby showers, the nursery decorated, the pram carefully chosen, car seats installed and breast pumps on the ready), however I was absolutely ignorant to the roller coaster ride I was about to get on. There was no manual that came with my baby, nor was there a receipt!! I was ignorant to the emotional and physical toll child birth and new motherhood would take on me and the huge life transition that it would be.
Not only did my body change, my brain didn’t handle broken sleep well and my mind didn’t particularly like the feeling of social isolation and being stuck inside the house. Looking back I wished I had researched more about emotional support. Throughout my journey over the past 2.5 years I have wanted desperately to reach out to other mothers and support them on their own journey into motherhood.
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Unfortunately in today’s modern culture, many parents find themselves isolated without family support.
This page serves as part of that “village” that will bring to you helpful information, tips and insights into the journey of parenthood to support your emotional wellbeing.
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'If there's no mama, there's no baby'
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It's not just you.
Society like to romanticise the 4th trimester , life with a newborn - perinatal stage . The reality is it can be brutal and feel like you're spinning out of control . No one wants to admit they're not coping at the risk of people judging you as a bad mother . But worse , not reaching out for help means you'll drown on your own . You ARE NOT ALONE mama, make contact with friends, family , your local doctor or community nurse . You deserve support . http://hurrahforgin.com/2016/09/08/its-not-just-you/?utm_content=buffer6a6fe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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