The blog in the striped pyjamas

We started our adoption journey in November 2017. After two years of infertility and one horrific appointment at a fertility clinic, we were...

I’m just back from a fabulous holiday to Mexico. During our trip, we took a catamaran from Cancun over to Isla Mujeres and had the opportuni...

I wasn’t sure whether to write this. Firstly, through fear of it being a tad too ‘topical’ and secondly, because I don’t consider myself to ...

I have been on and off antidepressants for a large proportion of my adult life, to combat both depression and anxiety, but mostly anxiety...

It’s National Infertility Awareness week, and I’ve thought long and hard about writing a blog about this. It’s not an easy subject for me ...

The last week or so, I’ve been having a serious case of impostor syndrome. You know, when you feel like you’re winging your way through li...

I am writing this blog today for two reasons. Reason 1: it’s ‘time to talk’ day tomorrow. This day encourages us to take the opportunity to...