Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
It’s widely believed that there is often a connection between creative occupations and mental health difficulties, both historically in terms of some of our most famous artists and writers, and more recently when we look at…
Guest post by Emily Johnson Motherhood has a lot of advantages, and it’s a big happiness to have children, bring them up, and be a witness of their growth. However, every medal has two sides, and…
I should start with a disclaimer. I am by no means an endlessly sunny, positive person with beams of joy shining out of my face. In fact, people who know me in real life may…
Disclosure: Today’s guest post is written & sponsored by www.colouringbooks.org.uk. Who doesn’t love colouring? It is cathartic, allowing you to go back to a younger age (as an adult) where you had little to worry about.…
Welcome back to my Sunday book feature. Continuing on from a fortnight ago I’m back with the second half of my favourite novels of all time (from back in the days when I actually had…
Regular readers know that I’m a big fan of self-care. As a parent, we spend a huge amount of time taking care of others and often forget that we deserve treats too – perhaps now…
Back in my pre-mummy, pre-blogging days I used to actually have time to read a lot of books. Sadly, these days I’m averaging about one every three months, unless it’s a fab short story collection…
It was my birthday this weekend and I’m feeling particularly relaxed after a facial and massage today however I’m here to talk about something else I’ve been finding really therapeutic this week – this fab…
When I first began struggling very badly with anxiety, during the time I was suffering from PND, I hunted for anything that could calm my nerves a little, albeit temporarily. My usual favourite pastime –…
The indignant, modern woman in me is frowning at the title of this post because in our modern times shouldn’t ALL men automatically be sharing the childcare responsibilities equally? Why does the phrase ‘hands-on dad’…