attachment - The Elephant Mum

Recently fellow mom blogger Sarah Forestwood of Books and Beyond asked me to share why reading is important to our family. A book lover myself, I ...

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adoption, breastfeeding, health, life, parenting, self-care

My Body Does Not Belong To Me: Struggling With Overstimulation As A Mom

February 8, 2019

I was recently watching this video by mother of seven Ashley and she mentioned overstimulation as her biggest challenge in motherhood. It struck ...

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expats, finland, india adoption

From Italy to India, via Finland

December 19, 2018

The following post is authored by myself and appeared in the latest issue of Adoptioperheet’s magazine. Adoptioperheet is the association ...

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podcast, reviews

10 Podcasts on Adoption You Need to Subscribe To

November 12, 2018

I remember how during the wait for my son to come home I would spend hours watching “Gotcha Day”-videos on Youtube, until I turned to ...

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self-care

Benefits of horseback riding for special needs children | a guest post by Nicky of Horses and Foals

October 30, 2018

It is well-known how animals can have a special healing power, especially on traumatised people. I had a chance to personally observe some ...

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mindfulness, parenting

Connection lost. Trying to reconnect.

July 28, 2018

I bet you’ve wondered if the blog (or I) have died, haven’t you? Both are alive and kicking, simply holidays got in the way. This ...

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mindfulness, parenting, self-care

Thoughts on unconditional parental love, compassion, and acceptance

June 27, 2018

There is a common idea that becoming a parent automatically provides you with the ability to unconditionally love another human being. My ...

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parenting

Learning to manage my expectations over my children

June 9, 2018

Expectations are powerful beliefs which can heavily influence our experience of reality. During the wait to become a parent, being it through ...

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reviews, self-care

April’s favorites: empowering kids & time to relax

April 25, 2018

This month is also coming to an end. We have come back from a work&leisure trip to Italy, celebrated Easter with our families, and I have ...

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Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager and consultant, and now I work as product owner. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, cooking and eating good food. I enjoy learning languages: I speak Italian, English, Finnish, Hindi, and I understand some Spanish. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.