Sarah Penn
The mythology of motherhood
Everywhere we are surrounded by powerful myths of motherhood. Lily Potter shielding her baby from the dark lord, Dumbo’s mummy cradling...
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SARAH PENN
Children's and Neonatal Nurse | Journalist | Mental health advocate | Writer
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I'm a registered children's nurse, former-BBC News journalist, mental health advocate and peer support worker. I've worked in China, Italy, Tanzania, London and Cumbria.
I gave birth to my daughter in 2018 and have since shared my experiences of mental illness and worked for the Happy Mums Foundation.
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Sarah Penn
The Mummy Paradox
At first it feels luxurious, like you are an economy traveller who’s accidentally found themselves in first class. People are solicitous...
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Parenting traps: Unhelpful mind-loops we can think ourselves into
One thing I’ve learned the hard way over the 19 months since my daughter was born is that my thoughts are not necessarily my friends....
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Coronavirus: Day 5 AC (After Childcare), Day 7 home-working -The vortex of toys, tantrums and tears
Are we there yet? Surely it has already been several years since we went in to lockdown? The calendar must have broken. Bizarrely my...
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Coronavirus: Day 2 A.C. (after-childcare), Day 4 home-working
It’s official. We are now living in an alternative reality. Our lives have become a disaster movie. Suddenly Boris is the unlikely actor...
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Coronavirus: Day 1 AC (after childcare), day 3 working from home - simmering anxieties but some hope
In the immortal words of Bake-Off’s Rahul, I am prone to “dooming”. Even when things are seemingly bright and sunny, my mind has a...
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Coronavirus: Day 2 working from home
As the bright sunshine warms the ground, my daffodils stand alert. The cat is curled in a pocket of light – the dust motes dance in the...
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