Honest stories, tips, and advice for mums navigating the highs, lows, and messy reality of motherhood.
Hey, lovely! Here’s a quick intro if you’re new to Mumsjourney. Iām Ivana Poku ā founder of Mumsjourney blog, author of Motherhood: The Unspoken, and an award-winning mentor supporting mums on their motherhood journey. After the birth of my twins in 2016, I experienced severe postnatal depression. It was the most difficult period of my …
Have you ever lost it in front of your child? Apologies, thatās a silly question. Youāre a mum, so of course you have! You had tears streaming, heart racing, feeling like a total messā¦ And then immediately panicked because you thought, āOh no, Iām scaring them! They’ll be traumatised because of me!” Followed by guilt: …
You love your children – you really do. But sometimes, it takes every bit of willpower not to scream at the top of your lungs. Or run away. (Totally normal feelings, by the way.) Sometimes the pressure is just so intense that you do lose it ā sometimes for a reason, sometimes just because youāve …
Motherhood has two sides: the one people show you, and the one they donāt. When Alex Jones, host of The One Show, opened up about her raw, emotional experience during those early months of motherhood, it struck a chord with so many women. Her honesty peeled back the polished image of motherhood and revealed what …
Do you ever feel like a bad mum? You know those moments when youāre standing in the kitchen, sleep derpived, holding a crying baby in one arm, staring at the mess around you…. and suddenly a thought creeps in: āI can’t do this anymore.ā Then comes the punch: āI’m not coping. I’m a horrible mum.ā …
Are you taking tons of photos of your children? Let me tell you a little story. At the beginning of my motherhood journey, I wasnāt big on taking pictures of my newborn children. Not because I didnāt want memories, but because I was completely overwhelmed. My emotions were everywhere. Intrusive thoughts. Postnatal anxiety. I was …