by Mathilde | Feb 2, 2026 | Parenting
I can’t help but think of the conversation we had the other day. I keep seeing you right in front of me, with tears in your eyes and your jaw clenched. You smiled, but I could’t help thinking that your smile didn’t match your body language. You told...
by Mathilde | Dec 15, 2025 | Parenting
He called me one Thurday afternoon. A dad from up north. He’d been part of one of our parent gatherings a few months earlier, and something had stayed with him. “What that other dad said,” he told me, “about always being on edge — like a wound-up toy — it really hit...
by Mathilde | Dec 11, 2025 | Parenting
The questions I often hear are usually along the lines of: “We’ve tried everything.” “The behaviour has completely changed, the specialist doesn’t have an answer.” “We have to do something — where can we go?” And I can’t help but notice what sits...
by Mathilde | Oct 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you ever felt like stress was literally making you older? I have—and when I first read a research article on it, I couldn’t help but think: See? It’s true! This piece came from a Dutch lifestyle magazine that makes research easy to read, and it confirmed...
by Mathilde | Aug 22, 2025 | Pregnancy
When a Diagnosis Changes Everything: The Importance of Bonding in the Womb When you’ve just been given a medical diagnosis for your baby, during pregnancy, it can feel like the ground falls away. Shock, fear, endless appointments — life narrows to test results and...
