Blog: Brave Conversations

Is this you? Your tired feels tired. You have 12 tabs open at all times in your brain. You would love help but the thought of explaining what you need feels exhausting (also, they’d probably not do it right anyway). You have no idea how to fit self care into […]

Self Care Challenge 2026

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From Wednesday to Friday this week I’ll be sharing a taster of the Self Care Challenge with a mini 3 day challenge focused on some of the things which stop us practicing self care. I know the term self care can feel so triggering at times. When someone says, “just […]

Why is self care so impossible?

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On Wednesday, we had Dr Lené Le Roux do a session for the Brave Mamas members all about burn out in early motherhood. She’s a GP who specialises in mental health, and helping moms manage their mental health is an area she is so knowledgeable and passionate about. I’ve been chewing […]

Let’s talk about burn out

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Permission to ask for help | Brave Mamas
Why is asking for help so hard? Join Brave Mamas founder, Kirsty Melmed, and members, Sarah Goodwin and Nicole Trautman, for an honest conversation about the pressure to cope alone, the guilt that can come with needing support, and what changes when we give ourselves permission to let others in. Watch it here: […]

Permission to ask for help

 in Reparenting  tagged brave conversations / brave mamas / default parent / mental load / mom guilt / motherhood / perfectionism / permission to ask for help / post partum anxiety / post partum mental health / pressure in motherhood by
A story about trying to do it all One of my clients said something to me this week that I hear often and have experienced myself: “I feel like I’m working all the time but I’m not actually moving forward.” She’s building a business from home, in the pockets of time […]

Trying to do it all

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Control as care | Kirsty Melmed Life Coach
This week I’m sharing… A story about control disguised as care I was coaching a couple this morning (exciting, this is a new service I am offering) and I kept noticing something. They were talking about a family member who is going through a rough patch. And I kept hearing […]

Control disguised as care

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Kirsty Melmed Life Coach | morning-ritual
We are now three weeks into 2019. You are probably starting to settle back into your regular routine by now. I know this first month can feel challenging. After the fun and excitement of the holidays it is easy to feel disoriented and unsure of where to start with your […]

3 Tips for Getting On Track This January

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Kirsty Melmed Life Coach | #LiveLifeAuthentically
What an exciting experience it was being interviewed by the South African Transactional Analysis Association on my work and how I bring TA into it. Living my passion and following my dreams more and more with every passing month that I get to do this incredible work! #LiveLifeAuthentically #coach #transactionalanalysis #interview Layo interviewing Kirsty Melmed  

Interview with SATAA

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