How To Trust Yourself As A Mother

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 44 Comments

rD4ORa1468320317Raising our children is so important to us. We love them and want to do the best we can for them. Yet as mothers we find ourselves contending with so many pressures. Right from pregnancy through to having our babies, we are met with a barrage of information on what to do and even how to feel. It can seem like there is an endless set of requirements to meet in order to be a good mother. If we were to attempt to adhere to all the things that we ‘should’ do with our babies, we would go mad or collapse trying. Continue reading →

The Art of Motherhood

~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 58 Comments

artformI love straight forward abstract ideas. They have a great way of cutting through all the noise of life and condensing things to something clear and easy to remember.

There is one idea that came to me quite a while ago that I wish I had understood when I was a new mum with my first baby. It is this.

Motherhood is an art not a science.

Let me explain how it would have helped. Continue reading →

Are you honest? Changing the face of Motherhood

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 108 Comments

1S0Bhp1443121935As human beings we tend to compare ourselves with others and assume that other people are more sorted, stable or capable than us. From the outside they look that way and we know ourselves from the inside with all our quirks, insecurities and concerns.

These are normal feelings which often become even stronger once we become mothers. As we strive to do the best we can for our children it is so easy to think that we are not doing well enough. Continue reading →

Milestones-Letting go of our children

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 78 Comments

lBUgcP1441883425This is a time of year when many of us are made particularly aware of the continual process of letting go of our children. As they grow and develop we have to let them do more and more themselves. Whilst this is always happening there are key times when it becomes increasingly apparent. These are the moments when they reach milestones in their lives, when they do things they have never done before like starting preschool or school or moving up a year. Continue reading →

Be Yourself-The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 59 Comments

uakN0Z1441307631Welcome to the last instalment in The Self Worth Challenge where each week I have addressed a topic related to self worth.

Over the past weeks we I have covered many issues related to how to build our self worth from accepting our uniqueness, acknowledging and owning our strengths to considering the importance of our feelings. It has been a great pleasure to devote this time to such an important topic and been an absolute privilege to have so many of you following and working through the series.

If you are new to the challenge you might want to start at the beginning and work your way through the series. The very first post is linked here.

Last week in ‘Express yourself’ we explored expressing ourselves and how important it is. This week, as the last post, we are moving on to the importance of being yourself and developing the person you are.

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Express Yourself-The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 37 Comments

4Cxkmc1439825765Welcome back to The Self Worth Challenge. Each week I am addressing a topic related to self-worth. At the end of each post I include a few questions to help you consider how you value yourself and how to strengthen your self-worth further.

Although this will only take you five minutes or so, it will set you up to consider this aspect of your self over the coming week.

If you are new to the challenge you might want to start at the beginning and work your way through the series. The very first post is linked here.

Last week in “Own your Strengths’ we worked on owning our strengths and explored how that felt. This week we are moving on to the importance of expressing ourselves. Continue reading →

Own Your Strengths-The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 48 Comments

3huIeZ1437553978Welcome back to The Self Worth Challenge. Each week I am addressing a topic related to self-worth and I include a few questions at the end to help you consider how you value yourself and how to strengthen it further.

If you are new to the challenge you might want to start at the beginning and work your way through the series. The very first post is linked here.

Although this will only take you five minutes or so, it will set you up to consider this aspect of your self over the coming week.

Last week in ‘Talk to Yourself’ we explored how our inner voice impacts our life a how to improve our self talk. This week we are moving on to owning our strengths.

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Talk To Yourself-The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 62 Comments

VoeFCE1437132968Welcome back to The Self Worth Challenge. Each week I am addressing a topic related to self-worth and I include a few questions at the end to help you consider how you value yourself and how to strengthen it further.

Although this will only take you five minutes or so, it will set you up to consider this aspect of your self over the coming week.

If you are new to the challenge you might want to start at the beginning and work your way through the series. The very first post is linked here.

Last week in ‘Name Your Strengths’ we looked at our strengths and how comfortable we are acknowledging them. This week we are moving on to the way you talk to yourself. Continue reading →

Name Your Strengths-The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 67 Comments

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Welcome back to The Self Worth Challenge. Each week I am addressing a topic related to self-worth and I include a few questions at the end to help you consider how you value yourself and how to strengthen it further.

Although this will only take you five minutes or so, it will set you up to consider this aspect of your self over the coming week.

If you are new to the challenge you might want to start at the beginning and work your way through the series. The very first post is linked here.

Last week in ‘You are Unique’ we explored how everyone is unique yet we can easily limit ourselves. This week we are moving on to naming our strengths.

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You Are Unique-The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 54 Comments

OucYTJ1437052207Welcome back to The Self Worth Challenge. Each week I am addressing a topic related to self-worth and I include a few questions at the end to help you consider how you value yourself and how to strengthen it further.

Although this will only take you five minutes or so, it will set you up to consider this aspect of your self over the coming week.

If you are new to the challenge you might want to start at the beginning and work your way through the series. The very first post is linked here.

Last week in ‘Your Feelings Count‘ we explored the importance of valuing our feelings and you looked at the what we might have been taught to deny. This week we are moving on to your uniqueness. Continue reading →

Your Feelings Count-The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 66 Comments

Qw21tv1437046708Welcome back to The Self Worth Challenge. Each week I am addressing a topic related to self-worth and I include a few questions at the end to help you consider how you value yourself and how to strengthen it further.

 

Although it will only take you five minutes or so the aim is that it will set you up to consider this aspect of your self over the coming week.

If you are new to the challenge you might want to start at the beginning and work your way through the series. The very first post is linked here.

Last week in the first instalment we looked at the importance of self-worth and we explored the fears and hopes related to it. This week we are moving on to valuing your feelings. Continue reading →

The Self Worth Challenge

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~ Kirsten Toyne ~ 68 Comments

Vpm2ed1442515317Welcome to “The Self Worth Challenge”.

How we feel about ourselves is a very big and worthwhile topic. I believe everyone has value to bring to this world. Through many years of working with people I have seen how taking time to develop our self worth is incredibly beneficial.

For this reason over the next 7 weeks I will be writing a post on aspects of self worth with activities everyone can use to explore and further develop their own sense of value.

Each post will comprise of some discussion and thoughts on the weeks topic followed by a few questions or an activity. These are designed to help you consider your own self-worth and take the next step to strengthening this all important aspect of your life.

 

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