Self-service was supposed to save us time. But if we’re scanning, packing, troubleshooting and checking everything ourselves, where exactly has the convenience gone?
We hear plenty about women’s experiences of maternity care. Less often do we hear from the people providing it. One midwife describes the staffing pressures, exhaustion and emotional strain behind the delivery-room door.
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Saffron is a former newspaper journalist and PR professional writing about midlife, women’s health, fitness and the things she tests for herself through The Saffron Experiment.
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Nine days at the Mitsis Royal Mare, with family beach days, moussaka, cats and a little midlife indulgence.
A log cabin, Loch Lubnaig, canoeing, cycling, Persian barbecue and an unreasonable number of wasps.
A family stay in Rhodes, looking beyond the glossy photographs to see what a hotel actually feels like with a child.
I’m interested in thoughtful family travel, hotels, destinations and experiences that give readers something worth talking about.
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At 34, single and watching her friends become mothers, Greyeyebrowgirl admits she has a serious case of “womb ache”. In this candid guest post, she writes about the biological clock, egg freezing, cultural expectations and what it feels like to desperately want a baby when the rest of life hasn’t quite fallen into place.
