The Swallow's Trail Parenting Support

03/06/2026

For Parents and Professionals Working with Children Imagine your kitchen is on fire. Smoke fills the air, the alarm is screeching, and in a panic, you grab the fire extinguisher and aim it straight at the smoke alarm. The beeping stops. Silence. For a moment, it feels like you've done something. But...

02/06/2026

Delighted to feature in this article on Triggers in Motherhood written by the wonderful .
Thanks again for the invite to contribute Ger!
We covered a lot- it’s such a big topic!
Shark music 🦈🎶 even got a mention. IYKYK!
Let me know if you read it!!

01/06/2026

This idea came to me when I was arranging some roses a vase! 💐
Lessons from nature inspired by a well known activity called The Rose, bud & Thorn. I think it originated with the Boy Scouts as a mindfulness and reflective tool but I’m open to correction on that!
I have adapted it here with a few of my own extra little twists..
I find this really helpful for:
🌹Personal reflection and self-development
💐Parenting reflections in my parent support work and workshops.
🏵️Reflecting on how things are going at The Swallow’s Trail and my plans for it as a business. This is where women like are a great support to me!
Please leave me a 🌹 in the comments if you find it supportive!

30/05/2026

Just for fun!!!🤣🤣🤣
Potion-making nostalgia here this morning!
‘We don’t stop playing because we grow old- we grow old because we stop playing!’
So I absolutely dumped excessive amounts of baking powder, washing up liquid and lime essential oil (because it smells waaaaay better than vinegar and cuts through grease!!) to make a boring job just a little bit more fun!!✨
Leave me a 🌋in the comments if you loved doing this as a child!

28/05/2026

Changing the way I thought about feelings
has helped me a lot, as a parent and as a person!
I really hope it will be helpful to you too!
Let me know what you think in the comments, and please feel free to share or repost!

28/05/2026

16/05/2026

We are not just here to raise our children,
Their wisdom, authenticity and sense of connection to themselves are very often what raises us and fuels our growth as humans too! 🌱🪴🌳
The older I get (I’m 50 next year!)
And the longer I work with parents, children and families (almost 30 years now 🫶)
the more deeply engrained this becomes as one of my core values in Parent Support!
Please share with me in the comments,
What have your children been teaching you?

10/05/2026

Big feelings can be highly contagious…
The good news is regulation can be contagious too!
Getting to know our own ‘shark music’ and understand our own reactions and sense of overload as parents means that we can have new choices about how to respond…..
If you’d like 1:1 online support with this or you’d like to know when my next 8 Week Online Circle of Security Parent Group starts, please get in touch!
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08/05/2026

Still laughing at this!!🤪🤣
After getting so many messages on stories,
I decided it deserved a place on my grid!
It’s a playful reminder:
To not take ourselves so seriously as parents and
That it can be interesting to see things from different angles and perspectives!
Every day is a school day 😆
I celebrated my 22nd Momaversary this week.💕
I have created an empowering and compassionate online support service for parents.
It’s not really a place where you’ll find ‘top tips’ or ‘tips and tricks’…
Or do’s and don’ts,
There are absolutely no ‘shoulds’ 🚫
Just new perspectives on the power of relationship, connection, playfulness and self-compassion in Parenting.
See you there?!?

06/05/2026

Today is my 22nd ‘Momaversary’✨
The greatest joy of my life,
And the most humbling role I have ever held.
A life long journey into learning more about myself and being led towards more growth and self-compassion 💕
I am asked a lot why I chose to specialise in working with parents.
There are so many reasons behind the ‘why’.
But the simplest reason of all is that:
On a human level, I get it.
I want to be a compassionate source of support for parents through:
The highs and the lows,
The mountains we climb,
The worries, the doubts,
The pride and the joy,
The myriad of feelings along the way,
The journey it takes you on,
To help you to trust in your own instincts and the wisdom of our children.
To my greatest ever teacher,
Thank you, and Happy Birthday! ###