I had a lovely phone call about 6 weeks ago informing me that I was being awarded the Prime Minister’s ‘Points of Light’ award for exceptional volunteers. Well, I’ve never been called exceptional before (blush!) but it was a wonderful surprise and I’m very proud that...
Lizzy Beth is a mum of one and spent 5 months in a Mother and Baby Unit:- Even though my little one isn’t school age, I’ve experienced so many intense emotions and find it a constant battle to remain in the moment with him and not get overwhelmed by my head. Some...
Born in Lockdown is a collaborative writing project with 277 authors and one shared experience: becoming a new mother in 2020. Novelist Emylia Hall, the founder of Mothership Writers, says: “The idea was to encourage writing for pleasure and purpose: to find, amidst...