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Comfort Zones
When I became a mum, I unintentionally put my career on hold. I instantly knew I would have to do the childcare, the nursery pickups and drop offs, and the sick days. I knew I would struggle with working if it wasn’t flexible and I knew it would be me that would have to take…
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The Book of Beasties
What do you do when someone asks you about your mental health and asks you to write a guest blog? The answer is simple, you think about it for approximately a second and then say yes! Why did I choose to guest blog? When Phil Tottman aka The Book of Beasties contacted me, we started talking,…
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Anyone for lunch?
Less than 2 minute read I always thought having dinner on your own in a restaurant was really sad, but actually, it’s really refreshing. I am sat here with my milkshake listening to a couple behind me and a group of friends to the left of me. Why is it you always get one person…
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#WorkingMumGuilt
It finally arrived, I returned back to work this week. I was slowly (and I mean slowly) preparing myself for the day by trying to be positive. I got the lunches ready the night before and I even got dinner prepped too. I packed both my bag and my son’s bag ready for his day…
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Let’s talk Mental Health
The Unlikely Mummy’s full description Did you watch the video? The first time I watched it, I could only watch 45 seconds. That was all I could watch before I started crying. 45 seconds and every feeling came flooding back to me. It didn’t take long at all. It took me to the following morning…
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Ever wondered how I do it?
I wish I was superwoman. No seriously I really do, because if I was I would have had the knowledge to start this website, start my Instagram and even my Facebook all by myself. I have done some bits and bobs, well the real basic stuff that we can all do. But I had to…
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The truth behind anxiety
“Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in their life – for example, you may feel worried and anxious about sitting an exam, or having a medical test or job interview.” What does it mean to you? To…
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Mum Guilt – is it a real thing?
“Mum Guilt is the feeling of guilt, doubt, anxiousness or uncertainty experienced by mothers when they worry they’re failing or falling short of expectations in some way.” Why do we as mothers feel the need to place judgment on each other? We have all done it, so please don’t tell yourself you haven’t. We have all looked…