Archive for the BOOKS Category
The great ‘me time’ swindle
‘Me time’ is parenting code for ‘the kids are driving me crazy; I’m going to have a major meltdown unless I get out of here now’.
Perfect but flawed
I approached the whole idea of writing a book about ‘parenting with soul’ with a very large bundle of trepidation.
A ‘parenting panacea’
Lisa Blainey-Lewin (meditation teacher, aromatherapist and artist) has read an early review copy of Parenting with Soul. She says: I’ve just finished your book Parenting with Soul. Beautifully written, with a lyrical, relaxing feel – to me it’s like a ‘parenting panacea’. Perhaps your book should come with a label – ‘take three times a [...]
V-tour update
I’ve lined up some more action-packed stops for my v-tour to celebrate the release of Parenting with Soul: check it out.
What is this soul thing, anyway?
To give you a taste of what I mean by soul, here are four of my favourite quotes that capture a little of this soul thing.
‘Calming, reassuring and moving’
The first reader reviews are coming in for Parenting with Soul. Rebecca Mugridge, author of The Pram Diet, says: Parenting with Soul has ‘soul’. It is calming, reassuring and moving. As you read it you feel Sally’s words and it reaches you. This book leaves you with a lot to think about and also a sense [...]
Welcome to parenting with soul
When I was giving birth the second time, well into labour, I said to my husband, ‘I can’t do this!’

