Trish Bentley
Modern Mothers Aren’t Drinking Anymore Than Generations Before Us So Why Are We Judged Like It
Today, there are many books, memes and blog posts dedicated to this idea that wine (or any other alcoholic beverage for that matter) is...
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Trish Bentley
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I Will Try Not To Nag My Husband…For the Umpteenth Thousandth Time
It happens. You flip the switch and there’s a sudden bright flash of light, and then darkness. It’s your cue to change the light bulb. My...
Trish Bentley
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International Women’s Day: What It Means To Me To Be A Women
Recently, as we sat around the dinner table and looked back on our day, my three year old son told us about how upset he had been. “What...
Trish Bentley
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Why I Nursed My Baby With Both Breast Milk and Formula
Everyone knows things do not always go according to plan. As strong women, we come up with several plans in case the first one or two do...
Trish Bentley
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Mothers Against Judgement: Don’t Feel Bad If You Don’t Breastfeed
There is something that comes along with becoming a mother that is much less obvious than the lack of sleep, post-baby muffin top, and...
Trish Bentley
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Finding a Balance Between 70s Parenting and Modern Meddling
If you are a parent, you know the complete powerlessness within parenthood that exists between peeing on a stick and the day you die....
Trish Bentley
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Parenthood: It’s About What Happens, Not What I Think About What Happens
When my son was 18 months old my babysitter breezed into my home office revelling at the fact that she had walked him all the way to a...
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Author Interview: I CAN Believe in Myself – Win copies of the book
Some kids are just born confident. They exude that air of “I can do anything” and yes, they go on to do many things. But there are also...
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Parenting: My Kids Learned to Fend for Themselves While I Cleaned the Bathroom
I squeezed my hands into yellow rubber gloves and headed for the toilet. Glamorous. After leaving this gruesome chore for far too many...
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We Are All More Than Just Moms
When we think of a modern mom, we may picture a woman in a business suit, rushing to the door of an elementary school with her kid...
Trish Bentley
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Anxiety in Children: Have We Created This by Protecting Them Too much?
You cannot flip open a newspaper, a magazine or scan Facebook without noticing the rise in anxiety and depression amongst young teens and...
Trish Bentley
- 6 min
Is Your Child Talking Yet?
Is your child bellowing out full sentences at the age of two, and using action words, and solving complex arithmetic problems? Yay,...
Trish Bentley
- 6 min
A Wonderful Time
I don’t want to miss this. My kids are young, and I’m the most important person in their world (other than Dad of course). Some day they...
Trish Bentley
- 8 min
Letting Go of the Plans in My Head
Be Inspired is a column where inspiring women are interviewed and showcased for their ability to go after what they want. The realities...