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Where to go for help with stress: A summary of different therapies

Stress

So, you are stressed, unhappy, discontented, dis-satisfied, miserable, unhappy, overwhelmed, down, depressed; and it’s been a while. Your body is now rebelling and you are getting problems with your sleep, stomach, memory, exhaustion and aches and pains. You’ve read all my stuff about what stress is with some hints and tips on what to do. […]

My progress 6 months on from Diagnosis with Fibromyalgia: NEWS!

Progress

  I have NEWS – there have been big changes. Initially it was all rather slow, frustrating and two steps forward and one step back.  My last post was very up and down. However, it looks like it all accumulates into one big sudden improvement, once you have ticked off a large enough percentage of […]

Chatting with Iain Lee on BBC3C Radio about Mum’s ages – Is it selfish to be older

Chatting with Iain Lee on BBC3C Radio about Mum’s ages – Is it selfish to be older

The other day I was on BBC3 Counties Radio chatting to Iain Lee about wether you are ever to old to be a Mum. Check us out here:   I’m and ‘older mum’ Living in Hertfordshire means that there are lots of ‘older mums’.  Whereas when I fell miraculously pregnant with Curly Headed Boy at […]

Sugar and Sweeteners are they bad for you? What’s the alternative?

Sugar and Sweeteners are they bad for you?  What’s the alternative?

This week’s chat with the lovely Danny Smith on his drive time show over at Radio Verulam was about nutrition and a few things that people might not know about SUGAR and SWEETENERS. The problem is they are HIDDEN in lots of things that we eat and people don’t know. Plus there are BIG health […]

Problem Corner: Should I let my partner have a baby with someone else?

Agony Aunt for Mums

I received this very sad message from a Mum the other day. Here is her question (you might want to not read this with anything in your mouth that you could spit out when choking). Good day Lisa, hope all is well with you and your family. I just have a small problem? My significant […]

How does it feel when your hero falls off their pedestal?

Fall of a hero

  Oh Lance Armstrong, how gutted am I; you were the ultimate in marketing/hope story dreams.  The cancer recovery, the seven wins of the Tour De France (my husband is a fan, and I like the bums), the amazing record. We’ve been listening for years about the fact that it was all a lie, but […]

Problem Corner: When the Mum is supporting the family.

Agony Aunt for Mums

So many people I know have been affected by redundancy like us. It is now a FACT OF LIFE and something that no one should be ashamed of (easier said than done). This guest post is from a lovely blogging friend of mine Muddling Mummy.  I’m sure many Mums who are having to work at […]

A Hidden Pain and Silent Fog: Fibromyalgia

Back Pain

  I have some news. It has good bits and not so good bits, but that’s life heh! It explains why I’ve been a little quiet (but you may not have noticed). It explains why I’ve been a bit flakey and unreliable (I hope you haven’t noticed). It’s also about the next 6 months   […]

Are you a stress junkie or got your stress habit under control?

Radio show about stress

So last months LifeStyle feature with Radio Verulam and the lovely Dapper Danny Smith on his Drive Time show was all about stress. Sorry for the delay in posting it, my life has been a bit stressful!! The big question is, when should you do something about being stressed and when is it just normal […]

Should Mums put themselves first a Lot, a Little, or somewhere in between?

Mum putting herself first

  How important is it for us Mums to maintain a self of our identity after having kids do you think? How much should we be doing purely for ourselves every day or every week? Lots, a Little, or somewhere in between? I had a ‘discussion’ with a mate about it (thank goodness she is […]