Mumatopia

Why no birthday cake for me!

Cas McCullough — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:47:50 +0000

Why on earth did I pick this week, of all weeks to start a sugar detox? I hadn't really thought that through but after suffering through three days of no fructose, I wasn't about to throw in the towel, just because it was my birthday.

That moment when you realise depression is stalking you

Cas McCullough — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:08:49 +0000

I don’t mean to be a killjoy. I love life, love to laugh, love to live in gratitude for each moment I have my precious family, but sometimes depression comes creeping up on me, and out of no where, bam! I’m paralysed. I can’t breathe, can’t move, can’t function. I forget stuff, lose stuff, become... [Continue Reading]

Planning for the car ride to the hospital in labour

Cas McCullough — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:43:31 +0000

When you’re pregnant, you don’t necessarily think about the car trip to the hospital, but it’s important to plan ahead if you are planning to give birth in a hospital. Car seats If you have two cars, you should plan to take the car without the baby seat in the back. Otherwise you will find... [Continue Reading]

Feeling the fear and doing it anyway

Cas McCullough — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:56:17 +0000

It’s a funny thing, the game your mind plays with you when you’re standing on the edge of a three metre-high diving board. What was effortless for my kids, seemed insurmountable to me. I watched as children raced each other up the ladder and then ran and jumped into the water below with a “Yeehah!”... [Continue Reading]

Why my kids will have Minecraft tattoos when they grow up

Cas McCullough — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:56:15 +0000

Minecraft consumes my three boys’ lives more than any religious cult could. They eat, sleep, drink and breathe this fuzzy virtual world made of imaginary blocks. So, I’ve decided that, if Minecraft is here to stay, I had better embrace their passion for building stuff, fighting zombies and singing about baking imaginary cakes.

Seven keys to overcoming barriers to birthing with confidence

Cas McCullough — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:32:33 +0000

Pregnancy and childbirth can be one of the most challenging and transformative (if not the most) experiences in a woman's life. Some meet the journey with excitement and enthusiasm while others are terrified. Regardless of your birth choices, how you make decisions and the path you take can leave a lasting imprint on the way you cope as a mother, the way you relate to your partner and the way you navigate challenges in your life. Because I know how important this is, one of the primary things I focus on as a doula is building my clients' confidence in themselves, in their bodies and in the decisions they make. So I want to share seven keys to help you overcome your barriers to birthing confidence.

Adventures in travel hacking

Cas McCullough — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:54:21 +0000

One of the downsides (and there are few) to living in Australia is that it costs the equivalent of a house deposit whenever you want to travel overseas with the whole family. Even going to New Zealand would cost us about $10,000 so we've stuck to travel within Australia over the past few years. But, recently I re-discovered travel hacking and now, for the first time in years, we're planning a family adventure overseas.

What early labour looks like

Cas McCullough — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:13:54 +0000

Going into labor can be one of the most trying aspects of pregnancy. You wait and wait and nothing. You feel a cold coming on and start wondering if you’re going to be too sick to push a baby out. You writhe around in bed at night in a sleepless daze and worry that you’ll be too tired to push a baby out. You feel scared, anxious, over it, and you’re taken right out of your comfort zone because you can’t control when your labor begins.

On the road with Daniel

Cas McCullough — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:32:55 +0000

Below is an article my partner and I wrote that was originally published in Natural Parenting Magazine in 2006. Daniel has come so far since then but it is good to reflect on where our journey started. Recently he got up on stage in front of a huge crowd to sing a song. I couldn’t... [Continue Reading]

What’s your relationship with money like?

Cas McCullough — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:02:51 +0000

Earlier in the year, I had an epiphany. I realised that many women undervalue their worth and their potential, but by doing so, we also enable others to devalue our worth too.