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Taking The Pi5s: Survival Strategies For Potty Training

To say I was dreading potty training was an understatement, in fact the thought of it made me feel really quite anxious.  However, as with most things in life that you dread, our experience was…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Motherhood 29 Comments July 20, 2016August 14, 2017 by Laura

Being A Mum With Emetophobia – Guest Post by Emetomum

Thank you so much for your lovely response to last week’s post – adoption is a fascinating topic and I loved learning more about it.  Another great topic this week from Emma (aka “Emetomum”) about…

Posted in Anxiety, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 20 Comments July 15, 2016July 21, 2016 by Laura

I Kiss My Son On The Lips & I Don’t Care Who Knows It

A recent Instagram snap of Victoria Beckham kissing her daughter has reignited the row originally begun by Dr Charlotte Reznick last year about whether it is inappropriate to kiss your child on the lips. I was enraged…

Posted in Debate, Motherhood 37 Comments July 12, 2016July 18, 2016 by Laura

Love – Guest Post By Adoption: The Bear Facts

This week I’m sharing a beautifully honest post surrounding adoption (originally found here). I’m so grateful to Nicole for allowing me to republish it as part of this series.   Some people fall in love…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 17 Comments July 9, 2016July 12, 2016 by Laura

Eight Tips For Travelling Abroad With Toddlers

It took us two and a half years to find the courage to take Caterpillar abroad for the first time. When he was a baby we took him away in the UK a couple of…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Holidays/days out, Motherhood 61 Comments June 29, 2016September 28, 2020 by Laura

The Price Of Birth Trauma

Yesterday I was asked to help at a lecture about birth trauma by the inspiring Dr Rebecca Moore, sharing my son’s birth story with MSc students of Womens Health. I’ve briefly touched on Caterpillar’s birth before…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Peer Support 44 Comments June 9, 2016July 14, 2016 by Laura

Mummy-On-Demand

It’s 10.15am. Here is a somewhat abridged list of everything my son has demanded of me since 5am: 8 toilet trips (including one at 5am, the joy, and twice more while I was in the…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Motherhood, Relationships 26 Comments June 8, 2016June 15, 2016 by Laura

Six Reasons To Love Working Part Time

I always imagined I’d love being a stay-at-home-mum. My friends and I used to joke about all the coffee mornings we’d have watching This Morning, eating doughnuts and generally chilling out (Just…wow. Sometimes I really…

Posted in Motherhood 37 Comments June 1, 2016June 9, 2016 by Laura

Three

Dear Caterpillar In a lot of ways the last three years have gone quickly. You grow and change so swiftly that often you get up in the morning and Daddy and I comment that you’ve…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Depression, Motherhood, Recovery 38 Comments April 27, 2016May 6, 2016 by Laura

5 Tips for a Positive Relationship with your Teen

Today I feel very lucky to be sharing a guest post from Bella Ryan, a writer for The One Spy.   During the teen years of a child, parents serve as their children’s compass –…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Motherhood 0 comments April 20, 2016April 19, 2016 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to a hilarious but challenging 5-year-old, with a second baby due in May 2019 (eeek!). I share lots of Anxiety Management techniques as well as tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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