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December 2018

EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, Uncategorized, USEFUL
2018. THE MOST SOUL STRIPPING YEAR OF MY LIFE

Previously Laura Dockerill wrote THE most remarkable list about her experience of Postpartum Psychosis. Raw. Vulnerable. Insightful. It spoke to so many about the reality of how having a baby can effect you in ways far beyond what you can comprehend. With her son's first birthday on the horizon this is her follow-up list. Part useful guide, part celebration this how she managed to make it through from the darkest place, through the darkest year. This is how she survived.…
BODY IMAGE, HEALTH, INSPIRING
LIVING FLAT (LIFE WITHOUT BREASTS)

Juliet FitzPatrick once disliked her big boobs, but now after grade 2 cancer, has had double mastectomy and opted to 'live flat'. This list really shifted my perspective on my own body and reminding me to think beyond the superficial and instead value a buxom bust as a symbol of health.…
HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFUL
A LIST ABOUT CHILDHOOD ANXIETY

Mental Health issues can be distressing when you are adult. But what do you do when starting school makes your once carefree daughter begin displaying classic signs of anxiety? Natalie Goodacre explains how they coped and also what positive changes they made as a family to support their child's wellbeing.…
MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, WORK & MONEY
WORKING IN TV NEWS: THE INSIDE SCOOP

From mastering auto-cue to eating lunch on the fly en route to a court case, right through to the institutionalised sexism that still exists in the new room. Alex Beard tell us all about life as a TV journalist.…
EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, Uncategorized
BREATHLESSLY MOTHERING

Rachel Clements has only 24% remaining lung function. This lists explores he un-expected path to Motherhood, the impact that has had on her health and a glimpse into what it is like to parent whilst on oxygen.…
HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFUL
‘HANG-XIETY’ AKA ALCOHOL INDUCED ANXIETY.

The dreaded 'morning after the night before'. Perhaps a banging headache or nausea? Both of which can be fixed with a good breakfast and a paracetamol. Same can't be said for the impact booze has on your head space, leaving some, including author Gail Buckley, with a terrible intrusive thoughts and paranoia. …
LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, Uncategorized
MY PARTNER’S A CONVICT

This list, from an anonymous author, sheds light on raising kids whilst your partner is in prison. The issues of which are even more complex than you might expect. …