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AM I TOO ANXIOUS TO HAVE A BABY? BY SARIE TAYLOR Am I too anxious to have a baby? Having suffered with severe anxiety in my early 20’s, so much so that I was hospitalised for a month, I was so petrified that if I did have a baby (which I really wanted) that I…
FANTASTIC FEMALES – MARIE MYRIE FOUNDER OF MAMABOXUK In 2019, life as I knew it entirely changed from careless, free spirited, get-up-and-go female to the mother I now am, where life isn’t so… get-up and- go and with a different purpose. Whilst motherhood is so wonderful, it’s the toughest job in the world! I remember…
Rebecca Newenham founded her virtual agency Get Ahead VA back in 2010. After a career in corporate buying, she was looking for flexible employment that would enable her to work around her 3 daughters. 10 years later, Rebecca runs an award-winning team of over 40 virtual assistants and franchisees. How did you balance being a…
Music had been my first love. I began playing piano when I was just 5 and I wrote my first song at 15. But music wasn’t considered a real job back then, so I had fallen into a sales career. In 2001, I met the man of my dreams and after 3 years, we…
Sophia Procter is the founder and CEO of Munchy Play – the first children’s plate with a built-in track, solving mealtime struggles. She lives in London with her family, and loves all things kitsch and ‘kawaii’. The Munchy Play collection is now available on amazon.co.uk/munchyplay and you can follow her @munchyplay FANTASTIC FEMALE – SOPHIA…
Rare Birds Book Club installs library at Ronald McDonald House Glasgow, offering a littleescape for families in residence Monthly book delivery and digital book club sends over 85 books to Ronald McDonald House in Glasgow Headquartered in Scotland, Rare Birds Book Club reported a staggering 52% growth over the lockdown period, taking the subscription service…
Meet Lynn from Rhyme to Read -A Program for Beginning Readers Early in my teaching career, I could not find the tools readily needed to help kids learn to read in an easy step-by-step way that was interactive, progressive, and fun. When I started looking for such a tool, I had no idea that I would…
Work-from-home mum on a mission to rid parents of Mess Stress Diana Spellman, Founder, Serenely Sorted Diana Spellman is the founder of Serenely Sorted, the simple system that frees you from tidying and eliminates mess. With 20 years’ experience working in systems/process/workflow roles in the corporate world, she had been balancing her busy working mum…
Arabel Lebrusan, founder of Lebrusan Studio www.lebrusanstudio.com My name’s Arabel Lebrusan and I’m an artist, designer and, as one of the world’s very first Fairtrade Gold licensees, a key founder of the ethical jewellery movement. Born and raised in Spain, I studied Gemmology and Fine Art in Madrid and Utrecht, Holland. Since then, it’s been…
Leora Moreno, founder of Leo With Love www.leowithlove.com Leo With Love is an all-encompassing brand inspired by empowered women, for empowered women. All the jewellery in my collection is named after a friend or family member who originally inspired the piece. The look on their face when they realise is second to none.Knowing how happy…