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New motherhood is about fitting your own mask first

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Mother-of-four Lou Jones reflects on the early days with her firstborn, postnatal depression after her second baby and the importance of self-care. She shares some tips for new mums who may be feeling a little lost…

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Contributing Writer 8th April 2019
Family

Mothering without a Mother: coping with loss and parenthood

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Four months after her mother died from breast cancer, Rachel Clarke found out she was expecting her first baby. In this moving piece, Rachel describes how it feels to enter motherhood without your own mother there to guide you…

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Annie Ridout 25th January 2019
Work Life

Working through my maternity leave improved my confidence

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Some new mothers find that maternity leave is best spent focusing on their baby – and not on work. While for others – like Kim Palmer, founder of Clementine App – it presents an opportunity to try something new…

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Contributing Writer 5th January 2019
Family

“I’m sorry guys, there’s no heartbeat”

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“Never had I contemplated the complete void that you fall into when you hear those words: “I’m sorry guys, there’s no heartbeat”. Writer Sarah Matthews writes about the deep pain of miscarriage…

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Contributing Writer 11th October 2018
Work Life

Stylist’s editor-at-large, Alix Walker, on working from home with three kids

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After giving birth to her third child, Alix Walker – Stylist’s editor-at-large – decided she needed to reevaluate how she structured her working week. She put in a request to work from home and it was accepted. Here’s how she makes it work…

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Annie Ridout 24th September 2018
Family

At work you feel appreciated. But as a mother, you often don’t

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For some mothers, work is a financial necessity. For others, it’s a choice: they want to continue pushing their career forward. But Annie Ridout wonders whether sometimes mothers do paid work to feel appreciated…

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Annie Ridout 6th August 2018
Work Life

The Freelance Mum: Rosie Adediran, Mama Sings

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“I felt frustrated as I was working part-time in employed roles to fund the rest of my week, where I was pursuing music,” says Rosie Adediran, aka Mama Sings. So she bravely quit the office job and went full-time as a singer and musical workshop leader…

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Annie Ridout 24th July 2018
Work Life

The Freelance Mum: Keryn Potts, founder of Creche + Co

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As a single parent, the flexibility of freelance work enables Keryn Potts to drop her four-year-old daughter off at preschool and pick her up. “Childcare does not suit people who work late, weekends, or need flexibility,” she says…

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Annie Ridout 17th July 2018
Family

Is it ok to tell your daughter she’s beautiful?

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Amongst feminist parents, there’s talk about whether or not we should tell our daughters they’re beautiful; does this make them base too much of their self-worth on their looks? Annie Ridout has decided it’s ok, here’s why…

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Annie Ridout 23rd June 2018
Work Life

The Early Hour mentor: Candice Brathwaite, co-founder of Make Motherhood Diverse

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Candice Brathwaite is a writer, presenter, influencer, co-founder of Make Motherhood Diverse, mum-of-two young kids and now a mentor, via The Early Hour. If you’re a mum looking for support with your freelance work, you may be in luck…

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