Mummy guilt, it comes with the day job

Mummy guilt, it really does come with the day job.

Mummy guilt, it really does come with the day job.

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When you lose your mum in mid-life, you lose your map too

The hardest thing about being a mum over 40 after losing my own was that she was always the first person I’d call – good or bad.

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Confidence in midlife: learning to stand tall when self-doubt persists

Confidence is often spoken about as if it’s something you either have or don’t. In reality, it is rarely natural, rarely effortless, and rarely constant. As a woman in midlife, body dysmorphia can feel like a quiet, uninvited companion. Even…

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Press release or press delete: what really happens after you send your press release

I spend hours, sometimes days crafting the perfect Press release.

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A Day In The Life Of A New Mum Over 40

I’ve heard the saying “being a mum is a full-time job”, but, for me as a new mum over 40, it’s actually closer to being two-and-a-half full-time jobs.

I've heard the saying "being a mum is a full-time job", but, for me as a new mum over 40, it's actually closer to being two-and-a-half full-time jobs.

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The six-week check: what no one tells “older mums” about postpartum support

The six-week check: what no one tells older mums about postpartum “support” In my fourth decade, with a wobbly stomach that resembled a bowl of abgoosht and a few lingering pregnancy pounds, I embraced my new shape, feeling quietly proud.…

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