The Village Journal is a collection of reflections, real stories, and practical wisdom for women and mothers.
In the everyday moments — the hurried mornings, the heavy afternoons, the small victories and quiet doubts — there is a deeper story unfolding.
A story of change, of resilience, of becoming.
Here, we gather articles that speak to the realities of matrescence, mental health, and well-being.
Honest conversations. Gentle guidance. Practical support for the seasons of motherhood.
Because you were never meant to do this alone.
Five Tips for Exhausted Mums to Get Better Sleep.
Did you know a mother loses 700 hours of sleep in the first year of her baby's life?
And that's just the average. Some mothers lose much more than this.
When my son was a baby, I never thought I'd sleep again. I actually thought I would go crazy from the sleep deprivation. We (jokingly... or not) say that he is the reason we stopped at 3 kids. There was no way I was willingly going to repeat this again after barely surviving on 40 minute sleep cycles for months and months.