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…
Browsing Category Wellbeing
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…
Little joys.
This time of year, every year, I get a little spring in my step. This year though, I feel a particular lightness and direction, which I believe is down to my increasing self-awareness. I’m figuring out…
A self-care series: part one.
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audry Lorde. Self-care has become a buzzword, and it’s a huge, multi-billion-dollar industry. More people than ever are…
15 thoughtful questions to get your kids talking.
Poppy went off to “big girl school” this year and it’s left me feeling a bit like I don’t know what’s going on in her world. Which is a pretty scary thing considering she’s only…
From my heart to yours.
Thank you so much for being here. This space is a labor of love and it’s been a long time in the making. I have been writing for years as a way of processing my thoughts,…