Nurtured Roots

01/12/2025

I wish we didn't have the 'waiting for the next stage' trait - but it's such a human one to have! How do you make sure you 'stay in the moment?' - I know I struggle massively with that!!

Waiting. We all get caught up in the waiting game. The - 'it will be better when' game. It will be better when they start sleeping through the night, it will be better when they walk, it will be better when they can talk properly, it will be better when they start school, it will be better when they make some friends, it will be better when they are over whatever phase they're in. It will be better when the weather clears up. It will be better when this new job starts. It will be better when we have the new house.
It will be better when? What about now? It's so hard to stay in the present moment and notice the glimmers of now. Especially in the chaos of the usual routine. Let's not wait anymore for that perfect moment. Maybe we're actually in it right now. It may be crazy - but also pretty perfect because right now is the only moment we have. We don't need to wait for that.

Nurtured Roots
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30/11/2025

Wow! Im so proud that this journal has recieved such good feedback and to get a 'Green Parent Loves' stamp is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much Green parent magazine! You can buy the journal now at https://www.nurturedroots.online/product-page/parenting-doesn-t-come-with-a-manual-lets-write-it, great as a gift for yourself and your friends - lets get ready for a more connected 2026!! :)

19/11/2025

I use this song for the back of some of my posts - it was written at a time in my life when forever started making sense and now it means so much more with my little ones in my life. I've started realising that 'forever' can take on many different shapes, it may not be seen but it's always there. As my children spread their wings and reach out into the world I hope they know I will always be by their side whenever they need me. :)

19/11/2025

Remember to fill your cups today :)

'I love holding your hand', I said to my middle one during a rare moment of alone time on the school run. 'It feels all warm and snuggly, I feel like I'm stealing all your love and filling up my heart with it'.
My middle one responded: 'I love it too, I'm stealing yours, it fills me up until you pick me up and we can do it all over again'.

This is reciprocal love. This is the sharing and the filling of our cups. May your cup be full - and refilled with love whenever you need it!

Sarah from Nurtured Roots

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10/11/2025

I am very lucky with the man I have in my life so I know this post is coming from a place of privilege but in my work I have seen how often that dads can get the the raw end of the deal when it comes to support to think through how babies have impacted on their relationship. It's such a massive missing piece - suddenly, one of the partnership is at the bottom of the pile. (There is also a whole lot of stuff around the guilt that causes on mothers!) - and it's all A LOT!! I often help families think through this stuff and come to terms with this passing season- whilst thinking of ways to show each other that even though things are different - we are always there for each other. What kind of things do you do do for each other?

You were there before, your arms so warm and tender holding me through it all.
And now, it's changed, left in the shadow of what we once were - whilst these little hands and feet and bodies climb all over mine, taking every ounce of my energy, my love and my affections. I see you there, and I thank you so much. You are the builder, the player, the teacher and the wrestler. You are their rugged rocks and their mountain to climb. I will forever be grateful for that.
For now, I am their harbour, their softness and their peace. I was once that for you. I will return. But this is now.
Your patience is never ending.
My world is so beautiful.
Thank you

Sarah fromNurtured Roots

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05/11/2025

Thanks again for the share The Natural Parent Magazine . The View From The Snuggle was born from years of being with my little people snuggling and wondering how to get anything done! My view has changed now so much so thanks to Efterpi Zachou Gutman for sharing hers :)

The View From The Snuggle

For hours on end, I’d be here with you
We’d snuggle - I'd notice the change in the view
Time was stood still but kept moving too fast
There was never a moment to dwell on the past
Each change was noted - the leaves were falling
The frosty rooftops, the cheeping birds calling
I’d struggle to desperately reach for my tea
and trying so hard to not need that wee!
Because I was trapped - in a beautiful way
By a heart of pure love - in a place we can’t stay.
We had cuddles to share but too much on my plate
We are told to ignore it - those jobs can just wait.
But now looking back, these words are so true
The seasons will change, along with the view.

Whats your view today? :)

Sarah from Nurtured Roots

https://www.instagram.com/nur.turedroots/
www.nurturedroots.online

28/10/2025

Thanks The Natural Parent Magazine for the post :)

Looking at this photo takes me right back. These were the days I loved and struggled with all at the same time.

She was my third. I didn't want to lose a single moment, but with a busy household, I also didn't have many moments to lose. My voice lost its softness by the third, my heart had edges I didn't want her to see, my never-ending patience had been squished beneath the tiny feet and voices of endless requests.

I wouldn't want it any other way. But I wished I could give them all the same. In truth, the third will never be the same as the first. And that's ok.

What matters is that we keep forging moments like these - a moment in time where we can connect, and just breathe each other in. These moments replenish my patience bucket, soften my voice, and let my love spill over the edges of my heart.

Even now they're older, I still seek out those moments.

How do you find ways to connect amidst the beautiful chaos?

Sarah from Nurtured Roots

https://www.instagram.com/nur.turedroots/
www.nurturedroots.online

23/10/2025

Thanks The Natural Parent Magazine for sharing this - this photo was a throwback to the chaos of family life during covid - but it seems to have carried on - the amount we juggle as parents is bonkers, how do we stay fully present to those who mean the world to us when the world needs our attention?

Have you ever heard that phrase: "Mothers have to work as if they don't have children, and raise children like they don't have a job"?

​It's not just about work, It's the mental load, the endless to-do lists, trying to be a present partner, a good friend... all while juggling the beautiful chaos of family life. The pressure to be 'fully present' everywhere, all the time, to everything is immense.
​It's an impossible standard.

​You can't be everything to everyone, all the time. But to your child, you are their everything. How do we balance it? Well, here’s a little secret, backed by science: you don't have to be perfect to be their everything. 'Good enough' parents are only 'in sync' with their kids about 30% of the time. The other 70% is messy. It's juggling, it's ruptures, it's getting it 'wrong'. But it's also where we repair, reconnect, and show our children what real, resilient love looks like.

​That 70/30 split... that's your everything. And it is more than enough.

​Sarah from Roots

23/10/2025

So honoured to have been featured in the Green Parent Magazine, this article is about learning to trust your intuition and understanding that there's no such thing as perfect!

Words: Sarah Vermeire

10/10/2025

Here is my article in the green parent in all its entirety! I am so grateful to be able to have my first feature in a magazine that got me through my first few months as a new mum many years ago! You can get the whole magazine for free too at the moment if you signup https://thegreenparent.co.uk/ #/portal/signup.

04/10/2025

So excited and honoured that the has featured my article in this edition! To read the story of nurtured roots! Best thing is that it's free, follow link in bio :)

28/09/2025

Today is day 1 of the most fantastic line up of experts in the field of trauma! I am so excited to be able to hear from these fabulous people. Watching online this year but I am determined to be there in real life next year! I will post some gems as we go :) I'm so excited to be here!!!