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BEING SELFISH MAKES ME A BETTER MUM I still get caught up in the madness of parenting and can often put my needs last for weeks, or even months. I can’t remember what made me realise it. Maybe it was one of the times I had Cassi wrapped around my legs as I tried to…

COUPLE TALK TO MUMFORCE ABOUT THE REWARDS OF FOSTERING DURING LOCKDOWN. My husband and I, Stuart, knew instantly that we wanted children together. But, after many years of miscarriages and unsuccessful IVF treatment, we decided that it was just not meant to be. Our journey was instead to help children in need. We discussed adoption…

New drink brand JIN JIN has launched its cultured fruit and vegetable drink concentrate as it looks to bring the ancient Asian drink to the UK. Containing probiotics and enzymes from more than 35 raw and natural ingredients, JIN JIN is a fermented drink containing living beneficial bacteria. Using traditional methods of fermentation, JIN JIN is…

HOW TO CREATE A LUXURY SPA AT HOME From facials to pedicures, get all the treatments you enjoy without having to leave the comfort of your home. Greater Manchester, England, 4th September 2020: Whether you’re a busy parent, a full-time worker, or someone who just doesn’t have free time to spare, getting to a spa…

After the death of his friend Alex, Torquay based barber Tom Chapman founded the charity ‘The Lions Barber Collective’. Its mission is to create non-clinical, non-judgemental safe spaces where men feel comfortable to talk about their mental health and to signpost them to support and information. With someone in the UK taking their own life every…

Dominique recently started her new business, The Woolf’s Kitchen, selling a range of versatile, spicy sauces inspired by her Thai roots. Launching during lockdown with three young kids and no childcare has meant the kids coming on deliveries and even to meetings with her. In just two months she is already stocked in over 20…

Teaching our children who and how to ask for help, by Paula Talman (ISPACE WELLBEING) When I was at school, no one taught us about mental health. I spent my school days in the east coast of Ireland, growing up by the sea. It sounds idyllic and in many ways it was, but as with…

YOUR MISCARRIAGE WASN’T YOUR FAULT I was 14 weeks pregnant, lying on that cold, grey medical bed and it was like I had floated out my body, I could sense my husband next to me, but I was somewhere else, the room was a blur. The words still hung in the air: “There’s no heartbeat….

Parenting 101: New Born Care & Development The first few months of a newborn are the most crucial in nurturing them and developing the right habits and patterns for the future. Parents, however, may find themselves caught up in the cycle of never-ending routine activities of feeding, cleaning, calming down, sleeping (not the parents but…

FANTASTIC FEMALE – AUTHOR GILL WHITTY-COLLINS Gill Whitty–Collins spent 26 years with Procter & Gamble (P&G), latterly as Vice-President, running leading global brands such as Olay, Clairol, Always, Tampax and Pantene. She was born near Liverpool, to a Scouse Catholic family, the youngest of 3 sisters. How did you balance being a mother and professional?  My son Joe…