Do you find yourself putting others’ needs before your own—sometimes even at the expense of your children? People-pleasing runs deep, often shaping the way we parent without us even realising it. In this blog, we explore why the fear of disappointing others can leave us dismissing our own and our children's needs, and how to break free from this cycle to raise emotionally secure kids. Read on to discover how small shifts in awareness can create lasting change in your family life.

For decades, I wouldn’t speak up. I avoided conflict, silenced my anger, and only said what would please others. But anger is a healthy emotion—it’s how passion is expressed. If we weren’t taught how to express it in a healthy way, how can we teach our kids? In this blog, I share a personal story of how repressing anger shaped me and why helping our children process their emotions—without fear of rejection—is one of the greatest gifts we can give them.

That realisation set me on a long journey back to myself. Learning to value who I am, not what I do. And, at the same time, working out how to raise my children in a way that nurtures who they are, rather than tying their worth to their achievements.

Then my second child came along. The stress and overwhelm of meeting two children’s needs, working, managing the household, and still trying to be the "dutiful wife" became too much.

How a toddler is helped through a tantrum also plays into how tuned in a child will become to their own intuition now and as they grow up and later in life.  Intuition helps us be more creative, understand ourselves better, be better decision makers, increase our physical health and improve our mental well-being. 

And if we don’t help them they will become another adult dragging themselves to work they don’t love, living a life that’s unmotivating, unfulfilling and filled with poor physical, mental and emotional health as a result.