Yesterday I read the Guardian interview with Lucy Ellman and quietly seethed as I read *that* paragraph. The one where she essentially assigns mothers to two decades of being vapid airheads after giving birth. I probably shouldn't be writing this post, particularly given the fact that I have another eighteen years to serve before I'm … Continue reading Thank you, Lucy Ellman
Tag: Postnatal Depression
Bad Mommy, Stay Mommy by Elisabeth Horan
My thanks to the publisher, Fly on the Wall Poetry Press and Anne Cater for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. I was instantly intrigued by Bad Mommy, Stay Mommy. My experience of motherhood with my firstborn was blighted by postnatal depression, and as a result I am fascinated by prose and … Continue reading Bad Mommy, Stay Mommy by Elisabeth Horan
My PND: Coming Home
This is the second part in a series of blog posts (you can read part one here) I am writing around my experience of Postnatal Depression. I find it incredibly difficult to write about even now, but I know that when I was going through it I would have gained much comfort from reading 'real' … Continue reading My PND: Coming Home
My PND: In The Beginning…
This is the first part in a series of blog posts I am writing around my experience of Postnatal Depression. I find it incredibly difficult to write about even now, but I know that when I was going through it I would have gained much comfort from reading 'real' experiences; to know that I wasn't … Continue reading My PND: In The Beginning…
