Hi, I'm Emilia Isabelle

Happy Fathers Day to Us This isn’t the life you imagined.  It probably started with hope, love and the belief that your relationship was being built on strong foundations because from your side it was and it was genuine, you had it all planned out a future for your child…

The Strength in Showing Up Parenting alone isn’t just a chapter in my life. It’s a whole book and has been for 2 years and counting. It’s messy, raw, exhausting, and heroic (but without the cool cape and recognition). It’s the countless nights when your body struggles to put one…

Rewiring the Reactive Brain: the Cycle of Unconscious Inheritance Personal development often begins in a quiet moment—when you realise that the way you respond to stress, conflict, or intimacy isn’t entirely you or it isn’t aligned to the you you want it to. Your reactions are a mirror, reflecting something…

Diary of a Routine Rebel (in Progress) – A Little Chaos Never Hurt Nobody Dear Diary (and anyone else who wants to read), Okay, I’m just going to say it.. I’m Emilia, and I’m struggling to break my routine. There. It’s out there, publicly! No, I’m not going back now.…

Dating Yourself Is Underrated (and You Don’t Ever Have to Share Your Snacks) Dating yourself is giving main character energy. It’s showing confidence and self-worth. It’s shouting from the rooftops, I can do what I want, and no one will hold me back. Envisage this, you are on your solo…

Showing Up to the “Little Big” Things CONGRATULATIONS and welcome, you’ve made it to your thirties! This is where everyone’s either buying a house, having a baby, getting married, or posting about all three with a picture of a sponsored guide dog on their fridge in their beautiful newly built…

One Household, Many Realities: Understanding Our Unique Experiences Have you ever heard someone say, “But you had the same parents!” usually in response to siblings who seem to remember their childhoods in vastly different ways? On the surface, it may seem puzzling but once you understand this, living under the…

Emotionally Available-ish: Parenting When You’re STILL a Hot Mess Inside (Emphasis on the Hot) POV: It’s Monday morning, you’ve spent your weekend being a free Uber service for your child to attend every extracurricular activity known to human kind, you have yet to even gulp a morsel of coffee but…

Dear Diary: Help Me Find The Will To Live- The Surprising Scientific Benefits of Journalling So you’re telling me that if someone told you that scribbling in a notebook could make you less anxious, think more clearly, and maybe even help you avoid snapping at the slow driver in front…

The Relentless Reality of Single Motherhood: No One Is Coming to Save You  Juggling a full-time job while raising a loud, energetic six-year-old boy is no small feat and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Sometimes, I look back and don’t even know how we made it here, but alas, we…