Reflection: Learning to Receive Help This cartoon wasn’t born from imagination. It came from a week when I was forced to stop. An ear infection left me exhausted. I couldn’t work. I couldn’t play with my daughter. Even thinking felt like hard work. My body was telling me to rest, but my mind had other ideas. The guilt arrived almost immediately. I felt guilty for not answering emails. Guilty for not being the mum I wanted to be. Guilty watching my husband quietly step in and

Reflection: Mum Energy One of the biggest surprises about becoming an older mum isn’t the school runs, the packed lunches or the endless toy explosions across the living room. It’s the energy gap. My daughter wakes up every morning as though someone has quietly plugged her into the mains overnight. Before I’ve even had my first sip of coffee, she’s asking questions, inventing games, dancing around the kitchen and planning adventures. Meanwhile, I’m wondering if my coffee can