Mother's Day can be Fraught... Especially this year when we have had so much turmoil throughout the year. Let's celebrate Mother's everywhere Those who have had to home school, those who have had to hold the fort, while working from home and those who haven't been able to see their children because they have [...]
Are you suffering from the silent pain of miscarriage? You are not alone You feel the pain of loss. The pain of what might have been. The pain of the dreams that were shattered but not forgotten. You’re not alone. Miscarriage affects 1 in 4 women. In the UK that stat would suggest that 2.75 [...]
Going back to work after a miscarriage It certainly isn't easy to go back to work after having had a miscarriage or any type of baby loss. I struggled with this. I was in the corporate world and found it one of the hardest things to deal with after my loss. The director of [...]
I've made it to a finalist in the Mpower Business Awards in the Voice Category! I was so incredibly happy to be chosen as a finalist in the Mpower Business Awards - if you don't know about Mpower - it's a National organisation which supports Mum's in Business. There are many categories and I [...]
Maternal Health It's Maternal Health week, and I was moved to write a blog about how we hold experiences, such as the trauma of miscarriage, pregnancy loss and traumatic birth in our body. What goes on in our mind affects our body We are mostly forgiven for thinking that we hold this in our mind [...]
Letting Go After a miscarriage, pregnancy loss or baby loss of any kind – it’s not easy to let go of it. It permeates your entire being, infiltrating each and every cell of your body with sadness and heaviness and weighs you down. Understandably so, because you’ve been through a heavy blow and an [...]
Are you holding onto suppressed anger? After a Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss it is common to feel Angry. We might be angry with the world, angry with the hospital, doctors and medical staff around how we were treated. We could be angry with our friends, the ones who didn’t show up for us, the [...]
When Grief Interferes With Your Sleep Losing someone you love can leave you feeling so many emotions. However, when your grief causes you to lose sleep, your mental and physical health can be put at risk, even in the long-term. So, how do you get enough sleep when you are drowning in grief? [...]
Looking Back and Looking forward I was recently asked to speak at a workshop about looking back and looking forward. I chose the phrase - Full Circle to describe the year so far. Pregnancy Loss To me, Full Circle meant a closing of the circle, for instance I was coming back to myself and [...]
Life after Miscarriage or baby loss isn't easy when it comes to big events in the calendar such as Christmas. This is when we think of the "what if's" and the "could have been's" and "I should have my baby this Christmas".... all very difficult to manage and live with and brings up constant [...]
