A beautiful, chaotic and organised mess
Welcome to Feel Good Esprit! I’m Tanya, the face behind the blog which aims to share tips on wellbeing, career and motherhood from my personal experience.
We are all unique in this journey of parenthood
I wasn’t expecting it to hit me as hard as it did if I’m being completely honest. Those first weeks and months after having my daughter were nothing short of overwhelming. As a result, I started this blog as a journalling exercise to share my thoughts and feelings about it.
After those number of weeks had unravelled, my sense of self and overall well-being began to rapidly decline as I fought against challenges from breastfeeding which consumed my every waking thought. Do I pump, sleep or eat? My life was centred around these three things only and within a short period of two weeks, I felt totally tapped out.
Everything I thought I knew about self-care, I had to re-assess and learn again. I found myself anxious about all sorts of things and passionate about things I never thought I would be.
I was besotted with my newborn. It was a messy, beautiful blessing and the most incredible job I have ever landed.
It could be chaotic one moment and smooth sailing the next. I had found a new sense of purpose. It changed my world overnight.
This blog seeks to tap into the importance of self-care not only in the obvious way but in all aspects of our lives including career. It is my way of celebrating the moments of courage to navigate the highs and lows while hoping to inspire other mums by sharing stories of other women who are finding their own way.
Esprit is the French word for spirit so Feel Good Esprit is my way of constantly reflecting about what gives me energy and makes me feel good in myself spiritually, physically and mentally.
I hope you’ll take a leisurely read and sign up to the newsletter to feel good in motherhood!
Love Tanya
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