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Anya Hayes
Nov 27, 20192 min read
I feel “not good enough” compared to mums on social media. Can I change my mindset?
Social media is a wonderful tool. It has connected us in such amazing ways to information and support in the postnatal days, weeks,...
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Anya Hayes
Jul 25, 20195 min read
Supermum meets super career – work that truly works?
Work that works? What families need is a working life which offers peace, balance and stability (not to mention enough money to keep you...
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Anya Hayes
Jul 16, 20197 min read
The Pressures of Modern Motherhood – why good enough is good enough
I was asked to answer a few questions for a blog, and I thought I’d share it here for you guys – I’d love to hear your thoughts, we’re...
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Anya Hayes
Jun 28, 20193 min read
Your postnatal strength is so important for your mental health
If you feel physically weak after having babies it can have a domino effect on your emotional energy, feelings of competence,...
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Anya Hayes
Jun 13, 20193 min read
Pelvic floor exercises – am I doing them right?
Pelvic floor exercises – we know we need to do them, right? But we forget, or we skip it in favour of eating a biscuit, or we’re not sure...
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Anya Hayes
Jun 12, 20195 min read
The importance of being a ‘good enough mum’
Being a ‘Good Enough’ Mum There is so much pressure on us to be a ‘perfect mum’ – the Supermum ideal is something that hovers over us...
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Anya Hayes
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Motherhood: the long kiss hello
Sometimes having children can be like watching a time-lapse video. It takes my breath away how quickly phases seem to have passed when...
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Anya Hayes
May 28, 20194 min read
My self care toolkit
It’s half term this week in the UK, which means I’ve got both boys with me full time, plus a load of admin to keep an eye on, and various...
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Anya Hayes
Jan 27, 20197 min read
The Bounce Back! Your postnatal health, wellbeing and fitness
This time last year I got together with an amazing group of women to have a very exciting meeting, with Baroness Cumberlege who is the...
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Anya Hayes
Jan 24, 20193 min read
Pilates for Body–Mind in Pregnancy
Pregnancy isn’t an illness: it’s a natural, normal and healthy state – even if that first-trimester permanently hungover feeling makes...
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Anya Hayes
Dec 7, 20184 min read
Anxiety in motherhood – why you’re feeling anxious, and how to make friends with it
What is anxiety? What is its purpose? Anxiety organises our responses to threats to our life, health and wellbeing. Focuses on our escape...
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Anya Hayes
Dec 3, 20183 min read
Mindfulness for mums – meditation for perinatal wellness
I’m so delighted and proud to say that I have passed my first level of Teaching Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with the British...
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Anya Hayes
Nov 15, 20181 min read
Pregnancy and Postnatal mindfulness and core strength workshops
I’m excited to be adding two monthly workshops to the schedule in the new year. I’d love to hear your thoughts, and if you’re in south...
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Anya Hayes
Nov 15, 20184 min read
Diastasis recti – how to strengthen your separated abdominals post-birth
Around the second trimester, depending on the size of your bump, you will have experienced some degree of abdominal separation: diastasis...
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Anya Hayes
Nov 14, 20184 min read
Post birth healing tips
In the first few days and weeks after giving birth you’ll probably feel bruised and sore, whatever birth experience you’ve had. We’re...
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Anya Hayes
Oct 18, 20182 min read
Welcome to Motherhood
I did a lovely live chat last night with Lauren, an inspiring author and motivational speaker, on her Facebook page This Girl is Enough....
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Anya Hayes
Oct 18, 20182 min read
The art of breathing
It all begins with the breath. Did you realise that, although breathing is a natural reflex that all living animals perform, newborn...
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Anya Hayes
Oct 10, 20182 min read
World Mental Health Day – how are you?
It’s World Mental Health Day today. You wouldn’t feel ashamed to tell anyone you had sprained your ankle or had a sore throat. Yet we...
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Anya Hayes
Jul 12, 20184 min read
A gratitude attitude – mindfulness and #everydayjoy
I recently recorded a podcast with the gorgeous Tamu Thomas, founder of Three Sixty and one half of the founders of Motherhood...
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Anya Hayes
Jul 10, 20182 min read
Yoga and Mindfulness – Retreats for the mind, body, soul
I have been on a few yoga retreats in my life…and looking back, they’ve always been at transitional or turbulent moments of my life. My...
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