This will make sense in the email! Hi Reader, You might remember from my last email that I’ve recently been exhausted. For three weeks, I rested, took slow walks at the beach, binged Netflix, went away to the river, and rested some more. And it helped. But as I started to feel a little better, I realised there was something else I needed to do.. to shift some stagnant energy. There's good rest, and harmful rest. Good rest is restorative. Harmful rest refers to the old saying, if you don't use...

I’m done pretending I can push through fatigue, Reader. I’m tired at the moment. The kind of tired that makes ordinary things feel harder than usual. And I’ve noticed when I have less energy to do the usual things, some of my old survival behaviours take centre stage. I find ways to numb out for respite, and I avoid.. I delay life admin. I only do the washing in small amounts, and I turn into the world's worst cook! I've taken some time off, and I've been Netflixing. And today, hubby and I...

I call boolschitt, Reader. Having babies did not start easily for me. From pregnancy to parenting, it has been challenging. For a long time, when I was young, I never wanted children. It wasn’t because I didn’t like them. I was scared of babies. The thought of holding one made me feel physically ill. When I was 26, I married my first husband. He was eight years older than me, and having children straight away was important to him. My anxiety peaked whenever we talked about it, but I...