Motherhood

Mar 19

Kicking people out of your life boat and other life lessons from this past year in lockdown.

Every year we hopefully learn a few life lessons - but this past year has been like no other. Being locked down at home while also going...

Jan 4

Download your free #selflovejanuary workbook!

It is officially time to kick off #selflovejanuary and learn everything about your menstrual cycle so you can use it as a superpower! All...

Jan 3

#selflovejanuary is kicking off tomorrow!

Don't you sometimes wish your body came with a manual? That way you wouldn't be surprised by sudden red stains on your white wedding...

Sep 1, 2020

I screwed up!

Full moon and play dates? What are we talking about here?!? ⁣ I’ve shared before that tuning inwards and listening to my inner cycle has...

Sep 1, 2020

I am getting addicted to Instagram Reels!

I am just a dishwasher, standing in front of a dirty pot, asking it to wash itself... So that I can finally get to bed, moisturize my...

Aug 28, 2020

The podcast that got me through nursing marathons

I was three months postpartum and had just moved to the USA. I was new to everything - the lines at the DMV, fresh air (I came from...

Aug 26, 2020

Ready to adapt to the new "normal"?

Do you remember that feeling of complete loneliness and isolation the first weeks after you came home with your newborn? Even though...

Aug 2, 2020

Cozy Sunday Meditation

You know when that monkey mind of yours keeps spinning its wheels around and around when you try to sit down and do nothing? ⁣ ⁣ You sit...

May 15, 2020

Introducing: Move with Martina

Many of you may know me from a time before Baby Zand changed my life and the course of my work. I was always helping women have more...

Apr 22, 2020

Mommy Diaries - honest and open conversations during lockdown

I have decided to launch a little series over on Instagram. Every few days - or whenever I feel like it - I will go live with a dear...

Jul 27, 2018

Mom strong exercise video

It's YouTube Friday, and today I have a video for all us moms out there. I always like to joke that we need circus skills to maneuver a...

Jun 25, 2018

Moms, get up an hour before your kids

I know, it can be tempting to use your child as your alarm clock, especially in those early years when school doesn't dictate your...

Apr 6, 2018

New "Nourishing Mom" workshop coming soon

I am sorry I've been completely gone from the blog and all social media for the last weeks. Baby Zand broke her ankle, which means I have...

Mar 19, 2018

Change your idea of what meditation is

I don't think you can read or listen to someone in the wellness space without hearing that we should all be meditating all the time. I...

Jan 10, 2018

Book of the month: January

“Please know you are not alone. Many of us have felt the pressure that something is wrong with us if we don’t just snap back into shape...

Nov 16, 2017

Dealing with post-natal depletion

Post-natal depletion - a word I first came across in Dr Libby's book "Exhausted to Energized". I had finally found a word that perfectly...

Oct 16, 2017

Everything I have learnt from traveling with Baby Zand

Now let’s be honest, traveling with a baby is never stress free! On my last flight I smelt like I just ran a marathon before we even...

Sep 20, 2017

Book of the month: September

"The First Forty Days is not a medical book about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. There are plenty of those. It will not tell you...

Jul 10, 2017

How to food prep for the plane

Let's be honest. I love traveling, and I love exploring new places. Getting there though is a whole other story. While I don't mind the...

Sep 16, 2016

5 tips to find time to exercise with a baby

Every day I get asked questions around Baby Zand, how I find time to exercise, get broccoli into her, and so much more. So I have decided...

Jun 2, 2015

A journey of letting go...

I took a 2 month break from writing, posting, experimenting in the kitchen, exercising, and pretty much the life I knew before. This was...

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