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I never thought I wanted children for many reasons, but the main one being I was just too selfish. Who...

So, little Awena turned one at the weekend. The sun shone, which sandwiched between two horrendously wet days, was a...

You’ve probably heard it said “every baby is different” and of course that’s true.  In fact, every mother is different...

August 31st 1997.  Who were you with?  September 11th 2001.  Where were you?  March 23rd 2020.  How does that make...

One thing I hold lockdown completely responsible for is robbing me of my creative streak.  I haven’t written a blog...

Did you know that positive physical touch is necessary for human survival?  Crazy eh?  The other day I popped a...

It’s been weeks since I feel I’ve had the ability or mind space to sit down and write a blog. ...

…oh wait…we can’t.  I’m sure there are many of you who have had Christmas plans shattered as the news last...

I learnt a valuable lesson on Saturday.  One of the challenges I have found in becoming a mum of two...

Do you ever get to the end of the day and feel totally and utterly frazzled?  Like your brain is...

Have you ever wondered why it is we sing such bizarre, action-packed songs to babies? I’ve never given it much...

Time is definitely a healer, right? This may be so but it’s definitely not a remover. Yesterday was national premature...

I had planned a beautifully photographed, step-by-step recipe, but I’m afraid life happened and I had to make and photograph...

Can anyone else believe we are in November already and can count on one hand the number of people who...

I’m a bit unsure as to how to introduce today’s blog.  I think all I can do is allow the...

Why is mum guilt such a real and often daily thing?  Why is it that when they’re tucked up in...

Being a mum comes in all shapes and sizes.  There are so many wonderful experiences and so many challenges.  So...

Love. What a tiny looking word with such a weighted and complicated meaning. Prior to having kids or even getting...

You just do it, don’t you? I went for a walk with a dear friend today and she asked me...

There are so many instances in life where we venture out blindly hoping that we make it through.  A new...

One of the lovely things about being a mum is there is this unspoken understanding and acceptance that we are...

As a kid, I have a fond memory of going blackberry picking with my mum the first weekend after school...

Too much, too little, on-demand, engorged, painful, sore nipples, forever hungry, mastitis, blocked ducts, embarrassing leakage, breast pads, exhausting, emotional,...

Neonates.  What an all-encompassing, all-consuming, emotionally exhausting experience.  I’m finding it hard to find the words to say to describe the 19...

On the 21st May, I started preparing to write a blog entitled Life is a Rollercoaster.  Seven weeks later, I...

After a chat with my family last night and having been asked the question “have you got any news” and...

Last week I said that I’d share the recipe Daf and I created as one of our “date jar” activities,...

Daf and I have never been particularly good at “date night”.  Early on the pressure to do something super original...

A couple of weeks ago we had a zoom catch up with some lovely folk and heard about all the...

I thought today it might be nice to write something which can draw us away from the topic that seems...

So here we are again.  The days are long, the weeks even longer, but the moments are still there.  As...

To encourage you all, this week has been significantly better.  Having taken my own advice last week we have gotten...

Yesterday was a tough day.  Second day of home-schooling.  First day of proper “lockdown”.  At the end of the day,...

I don’t want to say much today.  I feel too much is being said.  So just a very little pause...

Today I am sitting looking at the laptop and having what I’m going to call a “blogging blank”.  I feel...

I know I’m a bit late in the month to be thinking about love, but I was struck by a...

Before becoming a parent one of the things I used to resent was standing, freezing my butt off, with other...

I feel confronted by a challenge at the moment, and one I have to admit, I don’t yet have the...

I tend to find January a bit of a tough month if I’m honest.  It’s cold and dark and often...

I have been reminded this week of the importance of journeying through parenthood with others.  It’s something I’ve mentioned before...

Creativity, experimentation, an awakening of senses, connections, celebrations, enjoyment, fun, laughter, family, necessity, daily, basic need…what do all these connotations...

Who gets to January and thinks yey, it’s a new year…that means a new me?  Or who gets to January...

If you’re anything like me when your kid brings home a delightful hand-crafted decoration from school, you’ll do the classic...

Happy, sad, angry, scared, disgusted, excited, surprised, jealous, amused, bored, frustrated, embarrassed, shy, joyful, puzzled, relieved…the list goes on.  Emotions...

It can be very challenging/frustrating when you just want to get something done so you give your bundle of joy...

My mum informs me that when I was a little girl she had to tell me that Father Christmas wasn’t...

Earlier this year I heard someone answer the question “what would you do differently in life” as follows: “ I’d...

This morning I was reminded of such a helpful tool I thought it only fair to share.  As a therapist,...

I don’t want to give the impression that I absolutely hate the cold and live longing for the summer.  That’s...

I am so incredibly grateful that a season as worthy as autumn follows the summer.  Saying goodbye to the warmth...