The experience of being a parent or pregnancy is stressful at the best of times. Throw in a global pandemic and it increases ten-fold. So, what’s it like to be growing, nurturing and parenting for a child in these strange times. The wonderful Brooke of BluetoBliss and myself, Emma of MyMusings&Me teamed up to write […]
Being Cruel to Be Kind
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week (for why it should always be click here) and the theme is being kind. It’s definitely the perfect time to be talking about this topic given what is happening in the world. More than ever it’s important to be kind to each other and it seems like we’re getting the […]
A Guide to Empathy Fatigue
Writing this isn’t a comfortable feeling. Empathy and fatigue don’t sit well in the same sentence. But I truly believe it’s something that needs to be addressed. We must speak about it. Drag it into the daylight for everyone to see and acknowledge. Only by talking about it can we stop it from dragging us […]
6 Hour Work Day Fairytale: Too Good to Be True?
The 6 hour work day or the 4 day working week are fairly new concepts. Sweden began trialling the 6 hour work day back in 2017. The 4 day working week is slightly newer with Microsoft Japan trialling the idea in August 2019; although they are by no means the only ones giving it a […]