Mindfulness Exercise for New Mothers
New motherhood can be wonderful.
At the same time it can be immensely challenging. Mindfulness practices such as the one below can be extremely beneficial to our wellbeing, particularly in this season of life when we are especially vulnerable to self-doubt, anxious thoughts and mood disorders.
You can find my book at major bookstores and some independent sellers, or online via the links below.
“It’s not often that the word ‘lovely’ is the most accurate word to describe anything, let alone a book about pregnancy and parenting, but my overwhelming impression of Nurturing Your New Life by Heidi Sze is of a genuinely lovely book, one that has been thoughtfully brought into the world with the kindest of intentions.
Mornington Peninsula local Heidi Sze is a dietitian and the author of the popular parenting and food blog Apples Under My Bed. Nurturing Your New Life is her first book and the kind you can enjoy reading from start to finish, as Sze writes about her own parenting journey throughout with a wonderful, unassuming honesty, but it is also easy to jump in and read from any chapter. I, as the parent of a toddler who still finds certain aspects of sleep challenging, turned first to the section on sleep!
The sleep section immediately put me at ease and made me confident that this is a book I could give to any parent or caregiver without fear of offending them. Crucially, while Sze had her own expectations and preferences for parenting before she had her first child, she is open about the things that went to plan, the things that did not, and the fact that her preferences and experiences will not be identical to anyone else’s. She is also clear about the influence of her circumstances on her experience of parenthood, and I found her compassionate reflections on heartbreaking and joyful aspects of becoming a parent quite touching. Sze’s experiences and advice will be most relevant to new and expecting mothers, but this is an inclusive, non-prescriptive book that would also be a reassuring read for anyone involved in the full round-the-clock care of a baby.”
