My son was 13 months old, when I was diagnosed with postnatal depression. It felt like I was walking through a dense fog where sleep and wakefulness merged. I was running on autopilot, ‘zombie-like’. Then, I spotted a blog by an anonymous writer; there was a name for...
Last year, I ran a series entitled ‘Mixed Heritage Family Life’. The series featured parents across the globe. I learnt, we all have similar joys and concerns. At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, many of us had to revisit old wounds....
One year ago today (23rd March), Hubby and I had already begun homeschooling. We had taken our children out of school a few days prior, due to the spread of the Coronavirus. I am asthmatic and we concerned about the children bringing home the virus. Now, the UK was in...
Finding time for yourself is every mother’s challenge. If there’s anything good that’s come from the current global pandemic, it’s that we’ve slowed down in one way or another. True, we are home schooling, working from home and dealing with other life demands. Still,...
2020 has been a tough year for us all. Each of us has a story about the challenges we’ve faced and the life lessons we’ve learnt because of corona. Christmas is upon us and I always get emosh, both my children are winter babies. Hubby and I used to put them in fancy...
Some months ago, I reached out to the Choi Family to take part in my mixed Heritage Family Life series. As a family with Blasian children like myself, I wondered if there were any similarities between my south England experience to theirs in middle England? This is...
