what did I miss … 30 October 2025 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft Having adult daughters brings the gift of 20-20 vision through hindsight when considering happenings of the past. As adults both my daughters battle anxiety. Depression and panic attacks are also in the mix. Did this suddenly appear because of the stresses of adulting?[…]
taking a tumble … June 2022 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft Rwanda, country of a thousand hills, is beautiful. Chaeli was invited to speak at the 2022 Commonwealth Youth Summit (ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) in Kigali. The first takeaway is how wonderfully hospitable Rwandans are and the second is how accessible everything[…]
little feet and wheelchair footrests … February 2022 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft Becoming a mom is the second best thing that’s happened in my life … becoming a grandmother has to rank top of the pops! All the joy of welcoming a bright little life into this world without the discomfort of growing a life[…]
do you see me? 26 May 2021 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft Our beautiful firstborn, Erin, turned 28 this month and what a bout of nostalgia these celebrations brought. I was catapulted back almost 3 decades, thinking about how Russell and I always felt that raising Chaeli was not going to be our main challenge: we[…]
embrace being seen 19 April 2021 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft Follow on Twitter: @MadMomZelda Co-presenting at 2006 Women of Courage Awards Having young children often unwittingly places you front and centre amongst strangers in public places, especially if your child is prone to make loud pronouncements about people around her and/or decides to throw a[…]
my story – shared life 28 January 2021 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft sisters 1998 The power of story-telling has led humankind, across the ages, to understand where we come from, what our cultural traditions are, how our ancestors reacted to crises and generally provides perspective of our role, place and time. We are so conditioned[…]
my story – shared life 28 January 2021 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft Follow on Twitter: @MadMomZelda sisters 1998 The power of story-telling has led humankind, across the ages, to understand where we come from, what our cultural traditions are, how our ancestors reacted to crises and generally provides perspective of our role, place and time.[…]
i belong 10 December 2020 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft Chaeli on her motorbike Within each one of us lurks the need to belong. We are inherently social beings and this implies the need to communicate and grow community while we interact with people. We hone these skills from birth, from the time that our parents[…]
my most important job ever! 1 December 2020 Follow on Instagram: @zeldagroblermycroft 3 generations: Erin and Chaeli, MamaZel, Grandma Gay Being a mom is the greatest thing I’ve ever done – and I got to do it twice! And then every day for the rest of my life … I was an older new mom[…]
