A few days ago I posted a gift guide for kids, which included some independent, eco-friendly, sustainable, or charitably-minded companies which had great offerings for the little people in your life. The point wasn’t to…
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The thoughtful consumer’s Christmas gift guide – for kids.
In need of a bit of meaningful inspiration? Christmas is a difficult time for many people. There is an immense amount of pressure, particularly financially, and for many it can be lonely or invoke complicated…
A mental health and food collaboration: part two.
Last week @toddlerandtoast and I unveiled a fun + informative collaboration all on mental health and food, and here is a roundup of week two. We’ve talked more about generalised mental health (as opposed to…
A mental health and food collaboration.
I’ve recently become very interested in nutritional psychiatry, or how what you eat affects your brain and the way that it functions. You may have seen that I’ve been doing a mental health + food…
Time to slow down and check in + a special treat!
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the instinctive knowledge that you just need to slow down? A rough few weeks have ultimately culminated in a very stressed out and run down mama (me). Physically it’s…
Identifying themes in maternal mental health: a questionnaire.
I recently reached out to my community via @luella.and.rose to ask for help gathering information regarding to maternal mental health, specifically from the group of women who feel as though their experiences are going unsupported,…
Resilience: No rain, no flowers.
I’ve managed to get my hands on some words of wisdom from the lovely Jo Love of Lobella Loves (and by that I mean she generously answered some of my questions), but first I want…
Mum friends and finding your tribe.
I was inspired to write this after reading a post on fourthtrimag.com by Jennifer Riddall of themotherboardblog.com (well, a few different articles popped up in various places on the same subject really, but this is…
A pregnancy update on baby number three.
19 weeks!!! It’s hard to imagine that we’re already almost half way through this pregnancy. Confession time, the only reason that I actually know exactly how far along I am is because I had to…
Diet, nutrients and mental health: is there a connection?
There are few things which I’ve avoided with such consistency as I have food, or rather cooking. Don’t get me wrong I love eating, I just can’t be bothered with the planning, preparation and cleanup….