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Food is for fun, until they are one?
What's the truth in the saying? You may have heard the phrase ‘food is for fun until they are one’, but is it true? A quick answer is...

Cathy Williams
May 105 min read
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Common toileting hiccups
Why does starting toileting feel more complicated than walking or weaning?
Answers to common queries about potty training hiccups.

Cathy Williams
May 25 min read
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Is it for you?
Take this light hearted quiz to find out if a Mama Retreat Day is for you, or too ‘whoo’.

Cathy Williams
Apr 302 min read
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I didn't listen to myself
Last week someone went into my car. I could have saved myself a lot of stress if I'd remembered the thoughts I'd had walking a labyrinth a couple of weeks earlier.

Cathy Williams
Apr 163 min read
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Did you have a pandemic baby? How are you doing?
Did you have a little one in the pandemic? How are you doing?
Have you healed from the experience?
Let's start a conversation.

Cathy Williams
Apr 64 min read
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What 'Wintering' means to me
I came across the idea of ‘Wintering’ a few years ago. I was given the book ‘Wintering’ by Katherine May. It is her story of walking...

Cathy Williams
Jan 85 min read
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When should I give my baby peanut?
What does the latest research say about giving your baby peanuts and peanut butter, and preventing peanut allergies.

Cathy Williams
Jul 26, 20245 min read
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Why playing with food is beneficial for babies
Five surprising perks of messy mealtimes. Does your baby wiping yogurt in their hair or smearing beans over their high chair give you...

Cathy Williams
Jun 12, 20244 min read
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Semi-skimmed after one?
UK government adopts changes to recommendations on food and drink for 1-5 year olds, including milk for toddlers. The UK government has...

Cathy Williams
May 2, 20244 min read
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Are parents waiting too long to potty train?
This question has been in the news this week, and not for the first time. Certainly teachers are reporting that more children are...

Cathy Williams
Mar 1, 20247 min read
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Can I have a home birth with midwives from a different hospital?
This is a question I have just had in my inbox. And the short answer is yes! A lot of people think it is not possible, including...

Cathy Williams
Jan 20, 20245 min read
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Latest news about toddler food
Six interesting findings about toddlers and food. Do you have a toddler? Or do you work with families who have toddlers? Last month (July...

Cathy Williams
Aug 25, 20236 min read
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How a labyrinth healed my grief
The day before my husband died I held my first retreat day at Tofte Manor in Bedfordshire, a beautiful retreat venue with the unique...

Cathy Williams
May 4, 20235 min read
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What will you bring to the labyrinth?
A labyrinth is a wellbeing tool, and then some. It is a single path winding its way to the middle, so unlike a maze there are no...

Cathy Williams
May 2, 20234 min read
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Go barefoot!
The benefits of grounding When was the last time you stood with bare feet on the ground? Last summer? Other mammals are physically in...

Cathy Williams
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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Closing the bones
Closing the bones ceremony

Cathy Williams
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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Why 'toddler led toileting'?
If you are reading this you are probably a child centred parent following a ‘gentle parenting’ or ‘positive parenting’ or ‘responsive...

Cathy Williams
Mar 10, 20234 min read
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Five wellbeing wins for a feelgood February
It's Spring! Even if it doesn't feel much like it. I love February, it's my birthday month, but one of my friends really struggles with...

Cathy Williams
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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Can I have a water birth with a vbac?
#vbacquestions YES! is the quick answer. About half of my doula clients had vbacs, and the vast majority of them, at home in birth pools....

Cathy Williams
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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What is a fire ceremony?
Today I thought I would tell you a little about the fire ceremonies I do at the retreats. It can sound a bit ‘whoo’. And you may be...

Cathy Williams
Apr 3, 20224 min read
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