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Three gentle reminders for the mum who feels like she’s “just surviving”

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Rediscovering Yourself in Motherhood: Small Habits to Try

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Chaos, Coffee & Tiny Humans: Life Lately

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Why I Breastfed for 2.5 Years – And Why I Finally Stopped

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Three gentle reminders for the mum who feels like she’s “just surviving”

When I became a mom abroad, I knew it would be difficult, but I was perhaps a bit naive as …

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Rediscovering Yourself in Motherhood: Small Habits to Try

Motherhood is beautiful – but it’s also a season where it’s so easy to lose yourself. The long nights, endless …

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Chaos, Coffee & Tiny Humans: Life Lately

Hi friends – it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I realised the other day that I haven’t posted on here …

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Why I Breastfed for 2.5 Years – And Why I Finally Stopped

I recently stopped breastfeeding – FINALLY. I can shout it from the rooftops. My toddler is 2.5 years old, and …

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The Mental Load of Motherhood (and What Actually Helps)

Motherhood is beautiful, but let’s be honest – it’s also exhausting. I’m not just talking about physically exhausting, but mentally, …

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Hi! I'm Lauren, a 33 year old US expat living in Yorkshire with my husband and little ones.

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Hi, I’m Lauren. American mum raising two boys in Yorkshire, figuring out motherhood, wellbeing and a bit of an identity shift as I go. 

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You can adore your kids but also need to be a person who isn’t touched, talked at, or climbed on for an hour. Wild concept, I know. 

Nobody blinks when a dude says he’s off to golf for the day. But a mum wants a couple hours to herself and suddenly it’s a red flag. Like, what? 

Needing a break is not the problem - being made to feel guilty is. 

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A hot take that really shouldn’t be a hot take ✨

Admitting that the boring bits, the touched-out bits, the “if I hear my name ONE MORE TIME” bits doesn’t mean I love them any less. 

It just means I’m honest 🤷‍♀️

Save this for the next time someone makes you feel bad for being real 🤍
You can love them with your whole body and still h You can love them with your whole body and still hit 6pm needing everyone off you.

If you’ve ever whispered “please just don’t touch me for one second” into the void, you’re not a bad mum. 

You’re a normal one 🫶

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