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Mummy Bloggers: The truth and nothing but the truth?

September 17, 2017
Blogging, Inside Thoughts Out Loud

Blogging for me started as an outlet from the relentless and exhausting experience of undergoing IVF. It was part journal, part relief and a way to update family and friends who knew we were undergoing fertility treatment. It was far easier to write about a failed IVF attempt than it was to ring someone to […] Read more…

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Fathers and sons

September 3, 2017
Daily Musings

“I defined feminist simply, as someone who believes in the full equality of men and women. Their advice applied broadly: to anyone who wants to raise children who are kind, confident and free to pursue their dreams.” I read this recently in an article published by the New York Times entitled “How to raise a […] Read more…

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What if the Bachelor mansion was a workplace?

August 18, 2017
Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud

I originally wrote this piece for a work blog and when I shared it with some clients I had mixed responses. The Bachelor has a way to polarise public opinion. There’s not a lot of fence sitting going on. I have a number of friends, colleagues and clients who watch The Bachelor and see it as […] Read more…

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When you feel broken inside

August 8, 2017
Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud

There is someone I know, someone I care for a lot who is in a pretty dark, broken place at the moment. I am pissed off at the darkness, I want to wrestle it away for her. Her story isn’t mine to share so there are no names and no details. The circumstances no longer […] Read more…

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Three year olds – a survival guide

July 11, 2017
Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud, Motherhood

Years ago I remember a friend telling me that parenting a child aged three is magic. At the time I thought it was such a lovely thing to say. Her declaration came at a time when I was still in that very early newborn phase which to me was also a bit like the honeymoon phase […] Read more…

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What you need to know about returning to work after maternity leave

June 18, 2017
Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud, Motherhood

There is loads of commentary about what you need to think about should you decide to return to work after maternity leave. Between LinkedIn and Facebook, everyone has an opinion on the whole return to work discussion, the logistics, employee rights, employer rights, childcare, what to wear. All of these things are important and require […] Read more…

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