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Standing Up for Mental Health – Emma Raducanu, Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka Emma Raducanu, aged 18, outstanding British tennis player, Wimbledon 2021. Simone Biles, aged 24, U.S. Olympic artistic gymnast, Tokyo 2020. Naomi Osaka, aged 23, Japanese Olympic tennis player, Tokyo 2020. As I write this, these three names, three elite athletes at the peak […]
The Bold Mum's Blogspot ** NB – before you read this blog, I would like to point out that I am fully aware that crime doesn’t just affect women, but also men; and men can also be traumatised by criminal acts against them. Furthermore, many men are decent, respectful individuals who would not hurt anyone, [...]
As many of you are aware, there seems to be a #nationalday for everything, from #TellaJokeDay to #SeniorCitizensDay; from #TalkLikeaPirateDay to #WorldMentalHealthDay…and everything in between! Recently though, has been a really special day. #InternationalDogDay! Yay! A day when #mansbestfriend is given all the love, cuddles, fuss and FOOD (especially food!) that a dog could possibly […]
I was listening to the news early this morning, dominated by the recent IPCC climate report and its ‘code red for humanity.’(1) I reflected on what a relentlessly, frightening place the world has increasingly become in the past 18 months, and how much scarier it seemed suddenly to have gotten; fires, floods, disease, corruption. At [...]
On my fridge door there is a fridge-magnet, bought for me as a joke by a friend who knows me well (smiley emoji!). In big, bold letters it reads - Where There is Tea, There is Hope! Now, for those of you who might think that gin is the real mother’s ruin; or those who [...]
I was at my local swimming pool recently when I struck up a conversation with a young mum and her two young boys who were beside me in the changing rooms. Her boys were about 6 and 8 years old, full of energy and questions as young boys are, while their mum tried to hustle […]
‘He’s like a new phone update with bugs!’ This description of our current Welsh Collie by my 17 year old son is spot on! Trio is a lovely dog, but much more of a handful than our previous gentle soul, Blaze, who passed away last year. An adolescent male at one year old, Trio is [...]
So...recently I experienced one of the scariest moments of parenthood that I have had to date! I have two sons, now aged 17 and 19 years. Like many mothers with sons, they are the suns (sons, get it!) in my own personal piece of sky, providing the light and warmth in my [...]
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