Discovering art with a toddler: Laing Art Gallery family visit in Newcastle
The Quentin Blake Inside Stories exhibition is at the Laing Art Gallery until Saturday, July 8th. Here’s what we discovered on our family day out.
Pregnancy at 40 is not a tick-in-the-box exercise – my experience with low-dose Aspirin
Pregnancy in your 40s: why aspirin shouldn’t feel like a tick-box exercise “Patient care should never be a ‘tick-box’ exercise when it comes to being pregnant in your 40s.” There are moments in life when you realise how much of…
Creating a garden in midlife: childhood memories, family life, and outdoor wellbeing
No screens or devices to distract us As a mother over 40, I often recall my childhood spent outdoors, bare feet on grass, knees scratched from climbing trees, pockets full of conkers and twigs. There were no screens or devices…
The guilt trip: returning to work after maternity leave
Emotional whiplash of maternity leave No one prepares you for the emotional whiplash of maternity leave. You step away from the working world, believing you’ll re-enter it after a short pause, yet when you return, the landscape feels entirely different,…
Celebrating baby Cyrus’s first Persian New Year: Nowruz traditions and bridging …
A first Nowruz to remember: what Persian New Year taught me about renewal This spring, as the first daffodils pushed through the cold North East soil, our home filled with the scent of herbs, rice, and rosewater. It was baby…
Baby ARTventurers Newcastle: The tiger who came to tea playdate for sensory …
The Tiger Who Came To Tea inspires our first Baby ARTventurers class in Newcastle One of my all-time favourite children’s books is The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Every word takes me back to my own childhood, evoking memories of…
Postpartum back pain relief for midlife mums: how ginger and core strength …
The limits of traditional approaches Lower back pain is a challenge many women face in the months after giving birth. Hormonal changes, weakened abdominal muscles, and the daily demands of lifting and carrying a newborn all contribute. For me, as…
Find out how to relieve back pain with a natural ginger remedy.