We prepare for the birth, for feeding, for sleep schedules — but rarely do we prepare for ourselves. Motherhood changes everything — your body, your time, your relationships, your career, and even your sense of self. Yet most mums only plan for the logistics, not the life  that comes after. You spend months researching the best pram, packing the hospital bag, setting up the nursery, and reading about newborn routines… but when the noise quietens, a new question arises: Who am

Whose advice do you follow? Who’s truly guiding you through your motherhood journey? Is it your friends, family, colleagues, or the experts on social media —or that quiet voice inside you that sometimes whispers when everyone else is shouting? Five years ago, when I went back to running, I didn’t have a goal. I wasn’t trying to lose weight, get faster, or prove anything. I just needed something for me  — a moment to breathe, to feel alive again during the pandemic. But as soo