Change, letting go and welcoming the new.

by emmacushnan // September 16, 2018 // No Comments

Yesterday I was clever and wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I will change myself. Rumi The pages were written a while ago. A chapter that has been my story. A journey that I didn’t choose... Continue reading →

Are you filling up your ‘Wellbeing Bucket’

by emmacushnan // April 24, 2018 // No Comments

You scroll down the pictures, your phone alight with happy, smiling faces. A day at the zoo, games in the park, happy days spent in the sun, oh and look your friend has posted the unicorn cupcakes she has made... Continue reading →

Wishing on a Star – Thrive Awards Winner

by emmacushnan // February 5, 2018 // No Comments

I heard my name but I couldn’t believe it. My legs just won’t move and everything is a bit of a blur of lights and applause. Urged out of my chair I head towards the stage, it feels like... Continue reading →

Out of the blue and meeting a Duchess.

by emmacushnan // April 2, 2017 // No Comments

Two years ago I sat in my living room with a video camera staring at me as I poured out my heart to a complete stranger. Tim was kind, gentle and full of empathy as he guided me while... Continue reading →

Grieving what is lost

by emmacushnan // February 19, 2017 // No Comments

The tears fall staining the front of my dress. Sobs rack my body and I struggle to catch my breath. There is pain deep in my chest, twisting knots that feel like my heart is tearing. This is grief. Grief... Continue reading →

Parenting the uniqueness of our children

by emmacushnan // February 8, 2017 // No Comments

My daughters are like chalk and cheese. Physically they are nothing alike one blonde with brown eyes and pale skin, the other dark haired and olive skinned with blue eyes. They are also very different in personalities. When they were... Continue reading →

In the eye of the beholder

by emmacushnan // December 28, 2016 // No Comments

The saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and I have been thinking about this a lot. but My mind kept coming back to this saying, we know it to be true of beauty but what about... Continue reading →

World Breastfeeding Celebration week – can be for everyone

by emmacushnan // June 18, 2016 // No Comments

It’s Breastfeeding Celebration Week and I am filled with trepidation. For me breastfeeding was a lifeline while I was in the depths of birth trauma. I know however for many women this isn’t their journey, instead breastfeeding has been a... Continue reading →

Are you really making an Informed choice ?

by emmacushnan // February 6, 2016 // No Comments

Choice, you know is important. Everyday you make so many, from what to wear, what coffee you want on the way to work, to big things like where to live or the career you want. There are also many... Continue reading →

Why are so many parents struggling?

by emmacushnan // December 9, 2015 // 6 Comments

I spend a lot of time around parents, whether they be first time parents or seasoned parents of three or four little ones. I run a support group, I see them on home visits, on postnatal wards and clinics. There’s... Continue reading →

Emma Jane Cushnan

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