It’s me. I’m the awkward loner Mum — Motherhood has presented me with a host of unexpected challenges. But there’s a particular requirement of being the primary carer of a small human that was entirely off my radar—forced social interactions with other parents due to having to take your child to activities with other children. As a rule…

Once upon a time, my breasts held themselves up — When I received a last minute invite to the local debutante ball last week, I jumped at the chance. It’s been two years in a pandemic and two years since I had my kid, and the idea of an excuse to get dressed up and go out was too appealing…

Breast isn’t best—but it is free, accessible and sustainable during unprecedented times — There is an infinite number of reasons a new mother might choose to bottle feed her baby— maybe she wasn’t able to produce milk for medical reasons, maybe her baby had health issues that prevented them from latching, or maybe, they simply didn’t want to. No reason is more or…

10 smooth, subtle, and not at all stalkerish tracks to profess your undying love — Hey! You! Yes, that’s right. You, the teenager that’s got no place reading articles on a site called ‘Medium’. Perhaps you’re wondering how you’ve ended up here? …

And some you will — Some people get weird about covers, they think the original is the best. I happen to love them for several reasons. For a start, as a musician with zero songwriting ability, what in the world would I do if I couldn’t cover other people’s music? …

And my sanity that was hanging by a thread — I already felt like a failure long before I officially became a mother. A miscarriage followed by a difficult pregnancy resulting in birth via caesarean had long had me feeling like my body was betraying me. As a woman, it’s what you’re built for. At least, that’s what they tell…

That survival bias isn’t doing anyone any good — Parenting is hard. Parenting against the status quo is harder. It pains me to put a disclaimer on a piece I feel so strongly about, but I think it’s necessary to make this clear— I do not hold judgement for the way previous generations parented their kids. …

Vague? Maybe. But I know you know what I mean — So, your dream is to make it big-time as a writer on the internet? You’ve got stories to tell, advice to give, anecdotes to unravel… You sit diligently at your laptop, crack your knuckles in an exaggerated stretch before placing fingers to keyboard and… Really? That’s what you’re writing? Ok…