alena turley | creator, educator, martial artist Routines or Flexibility, Which is Best? Getting the balance right between set-in-stone routines and flexibility that allows space for unplanned experiences isn’t easy, even for adults. So how do …
Alena Fight Apathy.. Or Don’t When a friend sent me this image of some graffiti scribbled on a car-park column, it got me thinking. As much as I don’…
Alena The Freedom of Just Being :: Especially for New Mums This (above) is what we’ve been doing ’round at our place this past seven weeks… watching the baby! That’s about all we …
alena turley | creator, educator, martial artist 10 Things to Say to Your Child When They Can’t Stop Crying It’s that awful moment – the shopping bags are heavy, you’re walking into your house arms aching, baby hanging from one hip, the …
Alena When Even the Greatest Love Isn’t Enough We lost a friend this week. She was a very talented artist, and mother, who struggled with mental illness. Despite the absolute best efforts …
Alena The Parent Pay-Off It is evening at our house. Two out of three kids are sleeping, maybe not for very long in the case of the 7-month-old, …
Alena Approaching Consciousness, and Other Small Wonders It is a very personal process of baby steps, of becoming and approaching rather than 'achieving' a level of some kind. Every day we …
Alena Remembering the Woman Within the Mum (Letting the Wildness Return) I’m writing to you from the comfort of our cosy living room, just after the kids have all gone to bed. It’s …
Alena Just Remember to Breathe I’m going to tell you the truth, again. We mums are only winging-it most of the time, and it’s an absolute bloody …
