General Mum stuff

At the weekend I bumped into a mum whose daughter used to go to Xav’s preschool. We hadn’t seen each other in a while, and we got chatting about the work I’m doing through Mumbelievable to support mums. One of the biggest privileges for me since starting all of this

You might know that recently I decided to open up about my eating disorder and mental health history by publishing a series of posts about my recovery. I was petrified of making myself so vulnerable, feeling sick and shaking as I wrote and my heart beat thumped in my temples

Last week I had a bit of a mini-meltdown and ended up sobbing down the phone to Tim, my husband about how I was literally, catastrophically failing at life. A tad melodramatic, maybe…but that was 100% how I felt right then. My plate-spinning confidence was on the floor (along with

Every now and again I like to showcase something a little different that could brighten up your day. Recently, I went to a baby shower for a friend and it was spectacular. Their mother and sister had really spent a lot of time and effort to make it very special

My recovery has been tested several times, but none more so than when Tim was ill. When he had his kidney transplant quite suddenly in August 2015, we all went into shock. True to form, my appetite disappeared. My stress response was right there, trying to show me a way

Along with my eating disorder diagnosis, I was also told I was afflicted by the rather catchily-titled Acute Body Dysmorphic disorder. In a nutshell, what I saw when I looked at myself was distorted. Even at a bit under seven stone what I saw may as well have been morbidly

Here it is. My public declaration. All this work I’ve been doing around confidence among mums has shocked and saddened me more than I was prepared for. But it’s also ignited a fire in me that has given me purpose. I can’t just do nothing when so many mums feel

A few weeks ago I went to the Mumsnet bloggers conference, Blogfest 2016. It was an amazing day of networking and inspiration with serious powerhouse women, and I came away feeling pretty great. I had a hundred brilliant and memorable conversations that day, but one in particular has stuck with

So here’s the second part in this little series of posts about what it has been like for me to be in recovery from an eating disorder and then become pregnant and a mum. What you’re about to read is simply my account of what has happened to me. It’s

Last week Tim, Xav and I were lucky enough to be invited for a break at Bluestone in Wales. We’d heard great things about it from friends who have gone there, so our expectations were high. Time off together is always very special for us, and whatever we do we