Kindness (to yourself) is king

It’s so true that it’s often the little things, the small acts of kindness that can make all the difference. One that sticks in my mind is when I’d just had my second baby and one of the midwives came over to me, picked up my hairbrush and started to brush my hair, telling me with kindness that I really needed to look after myself too.

It seems so obvious, but how many parents, really take care of ourselves, our own health and our own needs. It’s the hardest thing in the world to ‘allow’ yourself to prioritise you, but only in doing so can you look after someone else too.