The Ren Journal

From the minds of our founders, Lisa Rowe and Tash Stubbs.
Nobody Cares.
Nobody's Watching. On the stories we tell ourselves, the freedom on the other side of not caring, and why Ren exists at all. Mindset      ·       Inner Work       ·      Community   Nobody cares what you're doing. And I mean that in the most liberating way possible. We spend an extraordinary amount of mental energy on other people's imagined opinions. We rehearse conversations that will never happen. We talk ourselves out of things before we've even begun. We edit ourselves - our ideas, our choices,... Read more...
Did Anyone Tell You That You Had a Choice?
Empowering you through Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.  By Ren Wellness I want to tell you something that took me a long time to fully believe. Your body was designed for this. Not just tolerating pregnancy. Not just surviving birth. Actually, physiologically, in every profound and intelligent way - designed for it. The female body's capacity to grow, carry, birth, and nourish another human being is one of the most extraordinary things that exists on this planet. It is not a medical emergency waiting to happen. It is not a problem... Read more...
Blame the System, Not your Mum.
By Ren Wellness There's a version of this conversation that turns into blame. Blame for the lunchboxes full of processed snacks. Blame for the margarine instead of butter. Blame for the low-fat everything, the cordial, the white bread, the dinners that came out of a packet because there simply wasn't time for anything else. Blame for the habits we inherited, the tastes we developed young, the relationship with food we've spent years quietly trying to repair. I understand the impulse. When you start waking up to what we've collectively been... Read more...
Call me Woo Woo.
By Ren Wellness Go ahead. I've heard it before. Woo woo. Extra. Obsessed. Over the top. Too much. And honestly? I used to flinch at those words. I'd second-guess myself in the supermarket aisle, quietly put the cleaner-ingredient option back on the shelf, and tell myself I was overthinking it. That it probably didn't matter. That everyone else seemed fine. But here's the thing. I'm not everyone else. And neither is my family. I Am the One Making the Choices When I really sat with it - really looked at... Read more...
Unplanned, Unprepared.. and Unbelievably Aligned.
Welcome to a little story about my experience with pre-conception and pregnancy. The absolute shock of realising a tiny human is growing inside of you is indescribable - at least it was for me. Our baby was completely unplanned (consciously anyway), and one of the feelings that rushed over me - one I've rarely heard spoken about - was guilt. Guilt for "accidentally" falling pregnant. How could this happen so easily for me when I had beautiful friends who had been trying for years without luck? How was I going... Read more...
The Power of Letting Go
There is a whole other life, full of health, vitality, and abundance, waiting for you. You just need to be ready to lock in. It’s time. Not on Monday.Not after this stressful period is over.Not when your environment or circumstances change. Now. Life never happens in the way you expect it to, and it won’t wait for you to start taking your health and your happiness seriously. It just keeps moving, no matter what. I want to share something I’ve learned over the past few years. Something that feels like... Read more...
It’s Not Your Fault, But It Is Your Responsibility
Before we begin, I want to be really clear about my intention here.This is not about judgement, blame, or labelling anyone as “bad” or “broken”.This comes from a place of compassion, honesty, and care. Awareness is the beginning of change; that’s what this is about. I’m going to ask some confronting questions. If you can honestly answer yes to any of these, this is for you.If you don’t answer yes to any of them, but you started to feel a little defensive, irritated, or uncomfortable… please keep reading. This is still for... Read more...
The Wisdom of Feeling
Our bodies have always known how to feel; we were just taught not to listen. What We Were Taught About Emotions So many of us were taught that when we feel angry, frustrated, sad, overwhelmed, or emotional in any way, we should push it down. “Why are you crying?”“You’re fine.”“Toughen up.”“Get over it.”“There are people who have it much worse than you.”“Why do you cry so much?”“Stop crying or we have to leave.” This attitude is used by parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, and mentors all over the world. It’s so... Read more...
The Art of Sitting with Yourself
In the quiet spaces between our thoughts, there is a gentle invitation: to breathe, to pause, to simply be. Meditation is our doorway to that stillness. Meditation is one of the most powerful tools for our minds, our bodies, and our spirit. Through meditation, we reconnect, we learn, we grow, we expand, and we release. It provides a space for deep connection, reflection, and focus. All of which are essential to our overall health and wellbeing. When we meditate, we allow ourselves to sit in silence, be alone with our... Read more...
Rhythm over Routine.
Rhythm Over Routine I came across this concept recently mentioned in a podcast, and it hit me like a tonne of bricks. It’s such a powerful mindset shift - one that might just save our sanity. A Moment Of Shift Tonight, I found myself getting frustrated at my three-year-old for not falling asleep when it was “bedtime.” We’d done everything “right.” Low lights, brushed teeth, read a book, cuddles, milk - the whole routine. And still… no sleep. I could feel myself constantly checking the time. 7:30pm had come and... Read more...
Your Wellness; Their Lesson
“I’d die for my kids.” Okay, but what about living for your kids? What about taking an honest look at your life — your health, your mental health, your eating habits, even your vocabulary and how you speak to yourself or about yourself… and then imagining that instead of looking at yourself, you're looking at your child doing the exact same things, living the same way you live now? Are you okay with that? A Personal Moment That Opened My Eyes Even More My son is 3 now, and I’ve... Read more...
Fascia: Where Trauma Lives & How We Can Release It
Your body remembers what the mind forgets. So if grief and trauma are literally stored within your body, the next question becomes: where exactly? The answer is your fascia. Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds every single organ, muscle, bone, ligament, and tendon inside your body. But it’s not just “tissue.” It’s incredibly intelligent, adaptive, dynamic, and responsive. Fascia contains over 250 million nerve endings. It communicates with your nervous system faster than your brain does. Injuries, repetitive actions, and emotional changes all leave an impression, or a “somatic print”, on... Read more...