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Author: Annie Ridout

Essays

Maternal rage needs a rebrand

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When Annie Ridout’s children kick a ball and knock over the cat food, she shouts at them. And then feels full of guilt. Here, Annie discusses everyday motherhood frustrations and why ‘maternal rage’ needs a rebrand…

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Annie Ridout 30th December 2022
Family

Mothers feel conflicted: they want nothing, they want it all

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When Annie Ridout’s poem ‘what I want’ went viral, she realised it’s because it’s not just her feeling conflicted; it’s all mothers…

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Annie Ridout 26th October 2021
Essays

Maybe it’s time to prioritise the children, now?

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In this essay, Annie Ridout discusses the impact the pandemic is having on children and wonders when the Government will start to prioritise children’s mental and physical needs over football matches…

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Annie Ridout 24th June 2021
Essays

When mothering makes working impossible

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Annie Ridout discusses those days when motherhood stands firmly in the way of work. The extra childcare responsibilities, the mental load and the emotions…

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Annie Ridout 22nd June 2021
Essays

I wasn’t angry until I became a mother

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In this essay, Annie Ridout explores her motherhood anger. Some of it stemming from tiredness and some of it, from the fierce protectiveness that arrived with her first baby…

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Annie Ridout 16th June 2021
Essays

But isn’t motherhood hard for us all?

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An essay by Annie Ridout on the reality of being a mother to three young children, in which she challenges the notion that some mothers just breeze through it…

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Annie Ridout 11th June 2021
Wellbeing

What now? Let’s talk post-pandemic work-life balance

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Having spent a year juggling far too many balls, it’s about time mothers put themselves first. Here, Annie Ridout shares ideas for working out what you want from life…

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Annie Ridout 10th June 2021
Family

We need to teach our children that shyness is OK

shy children
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There is nothing wrong with shyness in children. In fact, shy children often do well at school, are better behaved, listen attentively to others and are easier to look after. So let’s stop trying to change them…

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Annie Ridout 21st May 2021
Work Life

The Innovators: Dr Emma Svanberg, clinical psychologist

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“I think as things ease, people are coming out of survival mode and beginning to feel all the feelings they’ve been having to ignore for so long.” Dr Emma Svanberg on working as a psychologist during the pandemic…

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Annie Ridout 12th May 2021
Family

Why I wrote Lila and the Skies – a children’s book about mindset

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Annie Ridout was concerned about the impact the pandemic was having on her children’s mental health, so she started telling them stories about the magical things we can do when we believe in ourselves…

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Annie Ridout 6th May 2021

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