Hats off to mum and dad – the emotional journey of becoming a parent

Being a parent is hard, exhausting work, both mentally, physically and emotionally: doubly so when you’re the mother. As a mum, you go through a journey that encompasses huge changes to your body, your emotional state of mind, your career, your relationship with your partner and your entire outlook on the world around you. And […]

Cultural references and getting old

I’m getting old. There, I said it! They say that you’re as old as you feel, but in reality you’re as old as your cultural references. And when you start quoting TV shows, films and songs that no-one around you has heard of then you’re on the rocky road to obsolescence. Let me explain. There […]