If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know that I’ve found the last couple of months quite tough. I genuinely thought that this autumn would be a breeze compared to the first half of the year when Maia was still a small baby, we were renovating our house and even got married! But life Read More
Month: December 2018
Can emotional stress and anxiety translate into physical pain?
I’ve always believed there is a strong link between mental and physical wellbeing but recently it’s really felt like the heart ache and separation anxiety from being apart from my 1-year old daughter had turned into actual, physical pain. And at times it felt quite unbearable… Last Friday I used all of my energy to peel Read More
First day back at work from maternity leave – just as bad as I thought
Let’s be honest, it was always going to be a sh*t day. Words can’t describe how it felt to walk away from Maia with whom I’ve been every single day and night from the moment she was born. I felt almost physical pain from the separation, something I could not have understood prior to becoming Read More
Maia Olivia – christening and 1st birthday party!
Last Sunday was a special day for us as we celebrated Maia’s christening and her first birthday with our closest family. Her real birthday is today, December 2nd (yay!!), but we decided to combine the two parties since our families don’t live in London and would travel from far to celebrate with us. It took Read More