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Breastfeeding can be absolutely glorious, but also it can be really challenging. Not only is it a skill that needs to be learned, its a case by case thing. Each child is different. Each mother is different. In Rhiannon Boyle's case it was her inverted nipples that made breastfeeding a struggle as she explains here.…
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BODY IMAGE, EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGACCEPTING MY BALDNESS. LIFE WITH ALOPECIA
Jo's account of life with Alopecia is frank but upbeat. Covering everything from the feeling of loss of identity that comes with hand-in-hand with hair-loss, to the joy of being able to 'switch-up' a look in the seconds thanks to her excellent collection of wigs.…
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Parenting and sex are rarely a match made in heaven, apart from the very practical act required to provide your offspring with a sibling! That makes it more bleak than it is. Yet all of us can learn from Lacey Haynes teachings on how to reconnect with our bodies and our sexuality as Mums:…
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BODY IMAGE, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, SOCIAL MEDIA, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGMY BATTLE WITH BODY POSITIVITY
Body Positivity has gone from a cult movement to mainstream. At the centre of it is something brilliant and empowering: there is no two ways about it; everyone and anyone should love the skin they are in. But for Harriet Shearsmith its been a complex journey, that has left her feeling in worse health and more negatively towards appearance.…
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BODY IMAGE, HEALTH, INSPIRING, MENTAL HEALTH, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULFREEDOM FROM DISORDERED EATING & BODY SHAMING
For too long we have been lead to believe that the key to happiness is being a thinner version of ourselves. Here Intuitive Eating and Lifestyle Coach Pandora Paloma calls bullshit on that, urging us all to challenge old habits that have been created and fuelled in part by the diet industry.…
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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.…
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BODY IMAGE, HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, USEFULEVERYTHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT PERIODS
I was DESPERATE to start my periods. I thought it was exciting, even a bit glam! Can’t quite work out…
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BODY IMAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGBREASTFEEDING MY TODDLER
Before you have a kid you have these preconceived ideas of what parenting is going to look like for you. And then the reality can be somewhat different. One element that is particularly loaded is feeding. When really how you choose to feed your child is up to you. Or sometimes it isn't a choice. Here Amy Rubble talks about how her journey has found her still breastfeeding a toddler.…