I sat in a room separate from my days-old daughter Mollie, my second child, not able to hold or feed her. I didn't know why I felt incapable of the things that were supposed to come naturally to a mother; I just knew that I couldn't look after her. I imagined running away to anywhere … Continue reading How you CAN get through Post-Natal Depression
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Center Parcs IS cool
A lack of hedonism but a new-found appreciation for nature While the majority of my work colleagues were exclaiming their excitement over going on holidays to get drunk in Vegas, to surf in Spain, to generally be hedonistic somewhere hot, I was slightly embarrassed to reveal that I was going to Center Parcs. The embarrassment … Continue reading Center Parcs IS cool
When life gives you lemons…
I have a website which I created as a resource for parents and carers who needed advice about flexible working and their rights. It's called Flexymama; take a look. However, despite being the purveyor of certain values in the workplace, guess what? I have ironically and unhappily found myself working for an employer who does … Continue reading When life gives you lemons…
Parenthood Cafe Chiswick
'Omg I'm so excited!' were my first words as I read the Facebook update of a new coffeeshop opening in Chiswick. For parents. It's as if someone had read my mind and said, 'Okay, let's create somewhere that parents can go for a coffee whilst their children can safely have fun, but let's make it … Continue reading Parenthood Cafe Chiswick
Since Becoming a Mum
Since becoming a mum..... I no longer wear makeup. I used to trowel it on, so I probably looked like a clown anyway. 2. My exercise of choice is no longer running or Barre, but is instead pelvic floor exercises and baby yoga (...yawn). 3. I get nervous when I have to run, sneeze or … Continue reading Since Becoming a Mum
New caffeine fix for sleep deprived parents in Acton
It has been so long since I have written, and I am not afraid to say that this has been due to being completely overwhelmed by the exhaustion and anxiety of caring for a two year old and 16 week old baby. I admit that if it weren't for my calm and loving husband, I … Continue reading New caffeine fix for sleep deprived parents in Acton
Yoga for Post-partum Depression
After speaking to the Ealing Perinatal team who recommended I try mother and baby yoga. I had tried it once before with Alfie but had found it rather boring; the teacher demonstrated all the poses whilst I copied, and Alfie was left to his own devices, rolling around on the floor. I didn't particularly warm … Continue reading Yoga for Post-partum Depression
Coping with Postnatal Depression
Depression seems to me to be such a taboo subject. I suffered from this (mostly without realising that I was ill) throughout my teens up until the present day. I remember trying to speak to my tutors at university about my unexplainable feelings of sadness, and then to a uni counsellor, both of whom told … Continue reading Coping with Postnatal Depression
Teaching yoga as a new mum-spoiler alert!
Before I had lovely Alfie I was foot-loose and fancy free, able to practice yoga twice a day, attend classes and book onto workshops without a second thought. Life and yoga was so easy back then...... Fast forward a year and a bit and one yoga teaching qualification later (plus a baby Alfie!) … Continue reading Teaching yoga as a new mum-spoiler alert!
The Reality of Becoming a Yoga Teacher
Teaching yoga. This has been a dream of mine for so long, and in April this year it finally came true after I qualified to teach. When people asked me what I did for a living, I could finally say, "I'm a yoga teacher!" Amaze! I hadn't, however, given much thought on where … Continue reading The Reality of Becoming a Yoga Teacher
