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Karen's Blog


Grief or shock
Post in response to local tragedy. Grief, loss, shock.


There is no perfect mother - 'free to be me'
Reflecting on the changes over decades - moving towards feeling free to be me. Impressions of the sad pressures to be a perfect mother.


Heartbreak and grief
Heartbreak and grief are familiar on events such as Mother's Day ... recognising big feelings safely.


The wonder of you
A Poem - Mother to a Child ...
Ooohh - today it happened.
It seems like I had been waiting my whole life
to meet you


Musings about life and pregnancy in the 80s
Life in the 70s and 80s was lived differently. In matters of women and babies, it was still a time of 'hiding pregnancy' in frumpy clothes.
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