by Tina Hnatiuk | Apr 11, 2023 | Managing Stress, Motherhood
“My son has anxiety and I want some tools to help him,” she said. Last night I had a chat with a previous Mindfulness student who reached out for help. She’s on a waitlist to see a counselor, in the meantime, she wanted to learn some Mindfulness tools and breathing...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Jul 30, 2022 | Motherhood
Hey, Magnus’s turned away from me at bedtime when I felt his body shudder with sobs. “You’re sad, aren’t you luv?” I say to him. He turned to face me, his face crumpling as his eyes welled up. “Yes, I miss Colby so much,” he says through sobs. Yesterday we experienced...
by Tina Hnatiuk | May 31, 2022 | Managing Stress, Motherhood, Self-Love Practices
Having time for self-maintenance (self-care) seems to be one of the most coveted and elusive goals of mamas. If this sounds familiar to you, it’s likely because of one of these 3 reasons: You struggle with boundaries and codependency so your time is overtaxed...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Feb 9, 2022 | Happiness, Managing Stress, Motherhood, Self-Love Practices
After my son was born, I was so entrenched in believing my needs came after everyone else’s (like so many mamas) that basic necessities like showering or peeing when I needed to, became negotiable. It wasn’t until I faced my own dark night of the soul...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Nov 8, 2021 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
Yesterday my son looked at my painted hot pink toes and said, “Mom, tomorrow I want to paint my fingernails. AND toenails. I want my fingers to be blue, yellow, blue, yellow, blue.” He said while touching each fingernail. Then changing his mind, touched each one...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Oct 15, 2021 | Motherhood
Rant warning. I think a lot about being a mom, and the state of motherhood, because I’m right in the middle of it. Although it started as a slow simmer, now it’s pissing me off into a roiling boil. I am getting more and more disgusted by what I call the: Mommy-martyr....