Category: Health & Wellness
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Excerpt 19. My Miscarriage.
Today wasn’t any less ordinary than any other day, but it was a day that caught me off guard in a way I hadn’t expected it to. I’ve had a box of paperwork sitting in my laundry, calling out to me to be sorted for months now, but it’s one of those monotonous tasks that…
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Excerpt 17. It’s giving tired.
It’s been a while between entries, and I hate that. It’s not that I haven’t been writing, I have been, it’s just not as daily as I’d like or complete entries with complete thoughts either haha. I completely overestimated my ability to write everyday, despite my best intentions. I started this venture when I was…
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Excerpt 15. Evolving Friendships.
Today was a wholesome day. We had a friends son’s birthday party in the park. It was probably the biggest 5th birthday I had ever been to with about 300 people in attendance (obvious exaggeration, but not TOO far from the truth haha). But amongst the craziness, it was nice to see and hang out…
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Excerpt 11. Advocating for yourself.
Today was constructive, encouraging and validating. For years now I’ve been silently suffering with chronic pain, which was further exacerbated by both my pregnancies. As most mums can relate, we tend to put all our selfcare on the back burner. Something of little importance that we’ll get to it when we get to it. However,…
Excerpts by Claudia Hayes 