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...
Children in England didn’t return to school after the Christmas break. We are now living in our third lockdown and home-schooling again. When my children where much younger we were indoors for a considerable amount of time. I was struggling to get through the day to...
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...
Some months ago a friend sent me a video featuring mixed race young adults talking about their racial identity and prejudices they’ve experienced. I sent the video to my American cyber friend Nikki. Like myself, Nikki has a Blasian son. We got to talking about our...
