Mother of all Lists

MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFUL
RAISING RESILIENT GIRLS

This list from Jo Wimble-Groves is packed full of advice about what we can do to help the next generation…
EMOTIONAL, LOVE & MARRIAGE
WHAT I’M THINKING AFTER MY HUSBAND HAS DIED

Last September, Stacey wrote the most harrowing list What I'm Thinking As My Husband Dies, which was unbearably moving and heart-wrenchingly painful. Seven months on since Greg died, I'm honoured to share more of Stacey's powerful words.…
HEALTH, INSPIRING, MENTAL HEALTH
HOW MENTAL HEALTH BROKE MY BACK BUT DIDN’T BREAK ME

The title of Nikki's incredible list exactly sums up what happened to her. Having suffered from psychosis and feeling shame and embarrassment around it, which is heartbreaking to hear, it was during the last psychotic episode, in 2019, that Nikki had a horrendous accident, which became a turning point in her life. Her positivity and determination really are an inspiration…
INSPIRING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING
YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS

This excellent list from Veronica Dearly is full of words of wisdom about how we really can all do hard things, whether they're big or small. Life is full of ups and downs, highs and lows, and if we're honest, there will always be hard things we come up against. But here, Veronica gives us some helpful advice, even when life's problems seem insurmountable.…
HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, THOUGHT-PROVOKING
EATING DISORDERS DON’T HAVE ONE LOOK

In this powerful list Hope Virgo, author and found of #DumpTheScales, writes about her long, painful and exhausting experience of anorexia. As she explains, eating disorders are still one of the most stigmatised of illnesses, and at times it felt as if there was no way out for her, but she also tells us that full recovery really is possible. …
LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKING
MOTHERHOOD AND RAMADAN

This week's list is one from the archives, from Nilly Dahlia. Having just returned to Morocco at the beginning of Ramadan, where we enjoyed being swept up in some of the festivities around Ramadan, it reminded me of the piece and the insight from Nilly about being a Mother during the period. …
EMOTIONAL, MOTHERHOOD
THE LOSS OF AN ADULT CHILD

I grew up in the village where Ninette and her family lived, so when she sent over her list about losing her son Tosh, I was utterly heartbroken for her. The death of a child is incomprehensible and, as she says, it's not the correct order of life, no matter their age. He was still her beautiful baby boy. Ninette has written 27 bullet points, one for each year of Tosh's life. And I'm honoured to share her precious words…
HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKING
DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER

Beth Calvert was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager and then postnatal depression in her 20s. She speaks about the highs and the lows, the exhaustion and the extremely dark moments where she thought her only way out was to die. What Beth went through sounds absolutely terrifying. And then a doctor diagnosed her with bipolar disorder and her life finally clicked into place…
LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, TRAVEL, WORK & MONEY
WHEN ONE PARENT WORKS AWAY

The author of this list was was very concerned that it didn't have the emotional tug of some of the other stories I've shared. But that doesn't mean it's not important. There are plenty of people out their whose partners are away a lot and its TOUGH, really tough. Not just the 'parenting alone' bit, but the constant readjustment between them being around and not is challenging too. Here's Joanna Kays take on it all:…