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…
Browsing Category Motherhood
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….
Filling my cup with culture.
I always feel totally out of the loop. Like, seriously, how does everyone know about _ ? (Fill in the blank with pretty much anything, I’m always the last to know). I’m many things but…
A self-care series: part three.
In retrospect, I was pretty spectacularly un-self-aware (is that a thing?) before motherhood. Seriously, spectacularly, mega, un-aware. To the point where I wonder how I survived and functioned as I did. Like many women in their…
A self-care series: part two.
I’m not going to lie, I’ve put myself under a lot of pressure to get about 19637388594934 things done this week (half term sure causes things to pile up, hey?). Anyway, Poppy is now back in…