Wishes for 2018
For the last two years my Christmas wish for my family has been the same – to bring a new a baby into the fold. After recovering from PND and finally finding the courage to…
Category: Learning
Three Christmas Card-Making Ideas
My arty side has always been restricted to writing, not art or crafting. I’m messy and can’t draw or paint for toffee however during my feverish exploration of self-care ideas during the last five years…
Creative Kids: How Messy Play can Benefit Toddlers’ Language
Welcome to the final Creative Kids post of 2017! Caterpillar and I have been big messy plans since he was tiny so I’m really to share this post from Jenny at Rabbit Ideas. ‘Messy play’- this phrase seems to…
Creative Kids: Five Great Ways To Paint Without A Brush
Welcome back to Creative Kids! If you’re looking for some great indoor fun for the upcoming school holidays you’ll love today’s post from Ruth at Craft With Cartwright… In my time as a teacher and…
Seven Things I’ve Learnt From Our First Maternity Bereavement & Mental Health Course
Last week Sarah of Lotus Petal Family Support & I hosted our first awareness event for perinatal mental health. We teamed up with baby loss support organisation From My Womb To My Heart to create…
The Mixed-up Identity Of Modern Mums
I wrote this post back in 2015 about how our identities change when we become parents and how this can been an unsettling and sometimes shocking experience. I’ll never know how much of the emotional difficulty…
Creative Kids: Muddy Ice Cream Parlour
Welcome back to Creative Kids! I’m so excited to be sharing today’s post by Neve at We The Parents as it’s one of the most creative messy play ideas I’ve ever seen, and I’m looking…
End Silence & Stigma – Baby Loss & Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Course
Five years ago I thought Postnatal Depression and miscarriage were awful things that happened to other people. I was healthy with no history of mental health problems and I conceived my son quickly and easily.…
The Biggest Mistake You Can Make When Suffering From An Anxiety Disorder
Some of you may know that I’ve recently started a video series on Facebook Live where we’re discussing a different Anxiety management technique each week. These are held on Thursday evenings at 8.30pm BST over…
Gratitude – A Guest Post By Wanderlust & Wetwipes
Thanks so much for everyone who read and shared last week’s My Mountain post from Coffee With Katie. Today we have Emma from Wanderlust & Wetwipes talking about practicing gratitude which is something I feel personally…