An Appreciation for Gas and Air
In a continued celebration of motherhood, today I’m sharing a birth story from my friend Nicola. I can totally relate to so many aspects of… Read More »An Appreciation for Gas and Air
In a continued celebration of motherhood, today I’m sharing a birth story from my friend Nicola. I can totally relate to so many aspects of… Read More »An Appreciation for Gas and Air
There is no doubt that giving brith is a life changing event. Whatever the outcome, and however birth unfolds, I believe that each birth is unique and… Read More »The Birth That Didn’t Go To Plan
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Particularly if your children attend an Edinburgh school, you may have seen a lot recently about ‘building resilience’ in kids. It’s been heartening to see… Read More »Building Resilience in Kids
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Plato lived in Athens from around 428-348BC. As one of the most influential philosophers in Western History, it can be argued that he lay the… Read More »The Philosophy Series: Questioning Santa’s reality.