Mothers Day 2022

'I lost my mum to a heart attack when I was 13. This is how I feel on Mother's Day.'

'I get over 20 cards every year.' Jess is a mother figure to women who need her.

'I don’t know how to be a good mum because I haven’t seen it myself.'

"Don't give in so much." This Mother’s Day, I'm calling on all mothers to mother themselves.

"Trust your gut instincts." 24 women on the life lessons they've learned from their mum.

Shannen Findlay

'I go through life with a giant hole in my heart.' The taboo of being a mother who loses a child.

'I am a mother of two autistic teenage girls. Here's what I want you to know.'

'I tried to fall pregnant for 16 years. This is what I learned about infertility.'

Bernadette Andrews

"I had just 10 minutes until your arrival." The reality of being a foster parent.

The Foster Care Project

Why the day after Mother's Day is often the hardest.

'This Mother's Day, I don't want a gift card. I want my partner to share the mental load.'

'Where are the cards for sh*t, absent mums?' What Mother's Day is like when you're estranged.

"Every year, I feel grief and gratitude." My mum neglected me, but she also loved me.

'It's been 8 years since I have seen or spoken with my daughter. I still feel crushed.'

"He would be four months old." When Mother's Day comes with a unique kind of grief.

Lauren Sautchuk

"I enjoy it much more now": 4 single mums tell us what their Mother's Day looks like.

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