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HEALTH
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Endometriosis is very common and it’s thought that 1 in 10 women. At worst it can be life limiting, at best it is life altering. In spite of this it is based represented and misunderstood. In a bid to change that this anonymous shares the reality of being an endo-sufferer.…
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Birth trauma can have a huge impact on those early weeks and months, possibly years with a child. Rather than falling in love with our new bundle, as per the Hollywood portrayal of childbirth, we are left preoccupied with flashbacks of labour. Here, Deborah Caldicott talks of seeking help and finding peace.…
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Think of 'addiction': your mind tends to go to alcohol, drugs, gambling perhaps. But what about food addiction? How do you manage a habit that can't be avoided totally, because you 'substance' of choice is also that it also vital to keep you alive. In this list @mor3nika shares her experience of Binge Eating Disorder.…
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PND is brutal and something you wouldn't wish on any parent. The fact that it taints such a precious chapter of your life is just awful. However, in this reflective piece Jennie Frost concludes that in actual fact she is grateful to the lows her mental health has bought her, because it makes her better able to appreciate the highs.…
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HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, WORK & MONEYWHY I BECAME A MIDWIFE (AND WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT)
A midwife has the capacity to make a huge difference to one of the most significant moment in a woman's life and indeed the start of another life too. But what is labour like from the otherside? As the intro to her book says: "No sleep for twenty hours. No food for ten. And a ward full of soon-to-be mothers… Welcome to the life of a midwife." Leah Hazard tells all about how she found herself 'catching baby's':…
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This list from @marthamonks on Life as a Deaf Person made me giggle on several occasions. The fact that 'drunk-signing' is a thing (course it is) made me delight. Apart from being frank, funny and all together fabulous. Martha's account of being Deaf Parents to Hearing kids also offers tons of insight into the nuances of the Deaf community.…
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGPOST NATAL DOWN’S SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS
In the moments after her third son was born Katie could see worried looks on the medical teams faces, not long after she was told her boy Ted had Down's Syndrome. Here she explores how that moment changed her as a mother and made her challenge many of her own preconceptions.…
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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.…