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Vikie Shanks: a single mother, on raising seven children with special needs

Vikie Shanks and children
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After her husband took his own life, Vikie Shanks was left to raise seven children – all with special needs – on her own. She tells us about their unbreakable family bond, and how she has coped with no support from extended family…

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Contributing Writer 3rd August 2017
Family

Artist Cressida Knapp on her beautiful, quiet life in rural Ireland

Cressida Knapp
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From the bustle of east London’s Ridley Road Market to campfires in California, Cressida Knapp discusses leaving her nomadic lifestyle to settle in a former school house in rural Ireland. And what’s it’s like living in isolation as a new mother…

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Contributing Writer 28th July 2017
Family

The Truth About Motherhood: Ruth Cullen, teacher and blogger

parenting truths
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“The early days with my firstborn were full of worry and extreme tiredness. We were readmitted to hospital after three days, because he had lost so much weight. I then had to feed him every hour.” Ruth Cullen on motherhood, so far…

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Contributing Writer 26th July 2017
Work Life

Dame Jacqueline Wilson: “I have a coffee then go back to bed to write for an hour or so”

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She changed the face of children’s literature by writing books with controversial themes: adoption, divorce, mental illness. We ask Dame Jacqueline Wilson – the author of Tracy Beaker – about mornings, her in-house library and the first time she called herself a writer…

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Annie Ridout 22nd July 2017
Family

The Truth About Motherhood: Jane Fforde, therapist

Jane Fforde
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“If I could go back in time, I’d invent the kind of social media that exists now to empower and enable mums to be awesome. I didn’t know what to do with myself some of the time.” Occupational therapist Jane Fforde on becoming a mum at 25 and feeling a bit lost and lonely…

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Contributing Writer 12th July 2017
Mornings

My Early Hour: Michelle Kreussel, The Fox in the Attic

Michelle Kreussel
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She lives by the seaside in East Sussex with her husband – a musician – and earns her crust making rather lovely toys and decorations for children. We meet Michelle Kreussel, founder of The Fox in the Attic, to talk mornings and artist’s studios…

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The Early Hour 11th July 2017
Family

The Truth About Motherhood: Loraine de Sanctis, PR

Loraine de Sanctis
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“They performed something called a Kristeller’s maneuver, where a nurse had to stand over me on the bed and press as hard as she could on my belly with her arm and elbow, basically like squeezing out a tub of toothpaste.” Loraine de Sanctis, on the trauma of her daughter’s birth…

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Contributing Writer 6th July 2017
Mornings

My Early Hour: Lulu Watts, founder of Lulu and Nat

Lulu & Nat
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“If the girls have nursery we get them scrubbed up and ready to leave the house. It’s a chaotic process that rarely goes to plan and usually results in Nathan being late for work.” Lulu Watts, founder of Lulu & Nat, on juggling a homewares business with raising two kids…

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Annie Ridout 27th June 2017
Family

The Truth About Motherhood: Aster Sadler, brewery owner

Aster Sadler
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“Becoming a mum means that you never have time to think about yourself. I think I miss the spontaneity of my married life before kids.” An incredibly honest and touching account of motherhood from Aster Sadler…

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Contributing Writer 21st June 2017
Mornings, Work Life

My Early Hour: Jen Fuller, founder of Etta Loves

Jen Fuller and Etta
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Her days are spent working at a busy media agency, and by night (after getting the toddler in bed) Jen Fuller runs her business Etta Loves – the first sensory baby textile company. We talk mornings, work life, motherhood and the juggle…

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Contributing Writer 20th June 2017

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