MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, Uncategorized, USEFUL
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'SHAVING A BABY IN A PANDEMIC
Having a baby turns your world upside down in normal circumstances; I can't imagine what it might feel like for it to be navigating what that might be like in amongst the madness of the last year. Scans alone, PPE in theatre, meeting new Mum friends on zoom. Here Samantha puts it all into words. …
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I recently put some questions out on Instagram exploring drinking habits of parents. Off the back of that I received an extraordinary email from Elena who shared her experience as Child of an Alcoholic (COA) as well as raising some tough but important questions about the drinking culture in this country:…
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Christmas eh?! Funny old time of year. Let alone at the end of THIS year. Many people love it, but for lots of us (me included), it can be tough. Here Carys Worsdale opens up about grieving her parents at Christmas:…
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The author of today's piece wishes to remain anonymous (she explains why in the opening line), but as I said to her over email, what's remarkable about her writing is that highlights how 'common-place yet let life-altering' abortions are.…
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This one is courtesy of Candy Cohen, who went from feeling 'run down' to losing clumps of hair, then eventually being diagnosed with 'Alopecia Universalis', meaning she has no body hair what so ever....…
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This one comes courtesy of Sally Darby founder of @mums_like_us who wanted to share her experience of Covid with MS (and 2 small kids). As I read on 'another-Friday-that may-as-well-have-been-a-Tuesday' I felt like she was managing to put into the words the feelings of many of us over this last year. Here it is:…
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Of all the topics that I write about, 'money' is the one that tends to elicit the strongest and more intense reaction. Add to the current economic climate and it really is a subject that is front of mind. Here Mum to three boys, Money blogger and Head of Brand at Starling Bank Rachel Kerrone offers some great advice on how to talk to kids about money: …
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Having watched the Freddie Flintoff documentary about his struggle with bulimia I have been thinking about the unique challenges of male eating disorders. Thank you Connor for being so open about his ongoing recovery from his, including how it intersects with his relationship with exercise. …