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The happy mum manifesto

The first confession of the happy mum is that I’ve not always been a happy person. Big mood swings, unhelpful thought patterns, and bad…

2 min readApr 3, 2023

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The happy mum manifesto

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The Happy Mum

Happy mum week one: Guilt

They say as a mum you can’t pour from an empty cup, and I have to say, guilt is probably one of the least ‘giving’ emotions there is.

3 min readApr 3, 2023

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Happy mum week one: Guilt

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The Happy Mum

How I Hate Suzie destroys the ideal of the perfect female friendship

There’s a scene in I Hate Suzie, the eight-series dark comedy creation from Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble, where heroine Suzie sashays…

3 min readJan 11, 2021

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How I Hate Suzie destroys the ideal of the perfect female friendship

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P.S. I Love You

What miscarriage does to a marriage

Pregnancy loss is not some cathartic, therapeutic growth experience for a couple. It’s grief.

7 min readMay 16, 2020

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What miscarriage does to a marriage

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Isolation has cured my FOMO…or has it?

The days since March 23rd have unfolded in a very similar way. I wake up at around 7am, then take a walk in the woods with my husband. An…

6 min readApr 6, 2020

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Isolation has cured my FOMO…or has it?

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The Happy Mum

Let’s clap for the other essential workers

Essential workers are just as important as health workers. But we’re not appreciating them. Yet.

3 min readMar 29, 2020

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Let’s clap for the other essential workers

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The Happy Mum

I’ve been writing a book for the past five years. Here’s what I’ve learnt

No, there are no shortcuts

6 min readJan 13, 2020

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I’ve been writing a book for the past five years. Here’s what I’ve learnt

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The Happy Mum

I spent my childhood in a haunted house

I have never seen a ghost. However I have heard one. And I will remember it until my dying day.

10 min readOct 31, 2019

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I spent my childhood in a haunted house

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P.S. I Love You

I was the girl who falsely cried 'miscarriage'

When you can no longer count your miscarriages on one hand, it’s a matter of time before you think you’re having one even when you’re not…

7 min readOct 24, 2019

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I was the girl who falsely cried 'miscarriage'

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The Happy Mum

A rant about on bullying on Love Island

Love Island — where do I even start? The first weeks of the fifth series is so crammed with toxic, unhelpful and unhealthy behaviour I’m…

6 min readJun 18, 2019

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A rant about on bullying on Love Island

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The Happy Mum

The Happy Mum

Every mum owes it to herself to feel happy. This is my journey to finding out what that means for me as a mother - and how to get there.

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