motherhood
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Children Count Down to Half Term. Parents Count Down Preparing.
The Planning Starts Before Half Term Even Begins The week before half term always feels different. The children are excited.Counting down the days.Already talking about snacks, movies, later bedtimes and what they want to do during the break. Meanwhile, my brain quietly switches into preparation mode. Not panic exactly. Just planning. As a full-time working… Read more
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Why Peace Can Feel Unfamiliar After Survival Mode
After years of surviving motherhood, premature birth trauma, emotional pressure, and constant hyper-vigilance, peace can begin to feel unfamiliar. This reflective piece explores survival mode, nervous system healing, motherhood, emotional exhaustion, and learning how to trust calm moments again. Read more
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Femininity at a Price: Relearning Softness After Survival Mode
Some women do not lose their femininity. They lose softness through stress, responsibility, motherhood, and survival mode. This reflective piece explores what happens when women become consumed by pressure, emotional labour, and hyper-independence, while learning to reconnect with beauty, softness, and self again. Read more
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How Firstborn Daughters Show Up in Motherhood: The Pressure to Hold Everything Together (Part 2)
How do firstborn daughters show up in motherhood? This reflective blog explores emotional pressure, mental load, relationship grief, and the quiet responsibility many eldest daughters carry into parenting and building a home. Read more
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Being the Firstborn… and Realising What It Made Me Carry (Part 1)
A reflective look at how being the firstborn shapes identity, responsibility and motherhood. Exploring mental load, growth and what we carry without realising. Read more
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Understanding Children’s Behaviour as a Mum: Why I Had to Change First
When Behaviour Feels Like Too Much My house is loud. Not just a little background noise… I’m talking constant energy, laughter, questions, emotions, and “Mum, Mum, Mum” on repeat. It’s full of joy. Full of life. And also… full of moments that test me in ways I didn’t expect. Lately, it hasn’t just been the… Read more
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Part 1: The Way the World Sees Single Mums… and the Questions It Planted in Me
A reflective look at how single mums are perceived, the mental load of motherhood, and how identity, values, and self-awareness shape how we respond. Read more
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The Day My Childminder Came Back (Why Support Matters More Than We Admit as Mums)
A single mum of three reflects on the emotional impact of having childcare support return, and why the mental load of motherhood is heavier than we admit. Read more
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Motherhood, Easter Break & Letting Go of the Pressure
A real reflection on motherhood during the Easter break, managing mental load, relying on support, and learning to slow down without everything falling apart. Read more
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The Cost of Being the Responsible One
What is the mental load of being the responsible one? Explore the emotional responsibility of primary caregivers and practical ways to protect your mental wellbeing. Read more
Raising Three, Rebuilding Me 