Things have been hard. I'm not one of those people who sugar coat things and make my life out to be perfect when I'm struggling. So many people struggle and do so in silence - creating their perfect life on social media, only showing the good times. I hate that. I have had several people contact me asking for advice and help because they have seen how open I am about issues such as mental health, how hard parenting really is and that it's OK not to be OK. Why is this so rare? I know that I am an open person. I don't shy away from talking about my anxiety, my struggle with postnatal depression, my pure exhaustion and frustration at having a beautiful baby boy who just hates to sleep. Why is it that these things are still seen as taboo, as something almost made up - I should just toughen up and get over it. "Is he a good baby?" - what exactly does that question mean? Is that solely related to sleep? He's eight m...
The diary (ramblings) of an anxious Mum.