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How She Does It: Alison Izzo, writer, editor, podcaster & founder of AIM Creative.
On dividing and conquering, cutting yourself some slack and the importance of female friends.
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Is it worth it?
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The Joy And Burden Of Motherhood With Phoebe Simmonds.
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41 Simple Things We Do That Brings Us Joy.
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Intrusive thoughts and ice-blocks.
Feeling guilty even though we know they are just thoughts.
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How She Does It: Sarah Tarca, beauty & lifestyle journalist, & co-founder of gloss etc.
On organised chaos, shaping work around motherhood, and the importance of scheduling time for self-care.
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An interview with Lenn, the $215k payout, the anti-diet, May Gibbs nostalgia, Westman's magic drops.
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Mothers work.
The history and changing opinions of stay at home mums and mothers who undertake paid work.
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Is it worth it?
Why the good parts of parenting are hard to explain.
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Job satisfaction and parenting, Pamela, a podcast on why women cheat, a classic LBD and my holy grail hair mist.
A list of good things to read, listen to, wear and try because you just might like it too.
Dear Dilate
Dear Dilate
A safe place on the internet for mums who love their children dearly but find parts of motherhood to be, well, hard and want to talk about it.
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