Recent Stories

Having already appeared in Bella magazine, it was great to see Tracy’s story published in My Weekly. As previously blogged about on here, Tracy’s story is fantastic – she left the UK to go travelling with one husband and came home a few years later with another. Finally with the right man and bringing up three beautiful children, Tracy is living happily ever after. A fairy tale ending!

Trace was an absolute pleasure to work with. So humble and sweet, it broke my heart to think what her family had been through. Her daughter, Laura, suffered a fatal asthma attack and in her memory, Trace is pouring all her energy into highlighting asthma so that young people understand exactly what it is. Her children’s books are available now from her website - I highly recommend them.

Tracy contacted me because she’d recently had twins and wanted to write about story about home births, but we hadn’t been talking long when her story started to go down a very different path indeed! Tracy’s led an incredible life and had many tales to tell. Now, she has three beautiful children and an adoring husband, and after a bumpy road, is now living happily ever after. Tracy’s story appeared in Bella and will soon appear in My Weekly.

Lowri’s triplets are so gorgeous aren’t they! Very much making me broody. They’ve been through a very difficult few months, with Nia and Addien needed plaster casts to set their legs after an operation. But to the rescue – triplet number three, Eleri! The triplets have supported each other through their immobility and are now slowly getting back to their former agility and mischievousness. Lowri’s story appeared in Take A Break and she’s putting her fee towards some much-deserved and longed for bikes for the triplets.

I was privileged to be able to meet Karen and spend some time with her. She’s an incredible woman, undefeated by the horrors of her childhood. Her uncle put her through the worse kind of abuse, but Karen is a survivor – she’s launching a charity to help other young women cope with their painful past and intends to use her own experiences to help other women realise abuse is never the fault of the abused. We’ll post details of Karen’s charity when it’s officially launched and will continue to support her achievements.

Michelle’s story was hugely popular here in the UK. A mother to five boys, Michelle openly admitted that she longed for a daughter. It was a statement that divided people, Michelle was either ungrateful or a bold, brave woman who sad what so many mothers didn’t dare. It was a story was international appeal and was recently published in C’est Die, a French title. Michelle has recently given up trying for a daughter, after eight attempts at gender selection, and is instead focusing on bringing up her sons.

Natasja’s story is one of hope and family ties. After a difficult start in life, involving the death of one parent, the imprisonment of another, adoption and cut ties with her brother, Nataska grew up longing to feel like she belonged. She made it her life’s mission to track down her brother, but when she finally found him, she was in for a shock. But despite Laurence’s incarceration for murder, Natasja knows one thing for sure – he is her long lost brother and she’s standing by him.

Hayley was an absolute pleasure, such a sparky woman who really made me laugh. Plus, she’s had a really tough few years yet is the most wonderful mother in the world. The photographs of her sons playing together were so sweet, it really was evident was a uniquely close family they were. Hayley’s story appeared in Bella.

Now that’s what I call a Christmas party! My photographer and I went along to Susan’s Christmas party and it was absolute mayhem. But watching the delight on the kid’s faces as Santa arrived is something I’ll never forget. Susan is an incredible woman – in simply being who she is, she’s helped mums up and down the country cope with and embrace life with a child with Down’s Syndrome. Every year, she organises a get together for families country wide and we were privileged to be a part of this one.

Jane had suffered from an eating disorder since she was a teenager. It had become a part of her life, she didn’t ever expect to recover. But then, little Lily came along and saved her. Lily belonged to Jane’s best friend and Jane, unable to have children of her own due to the eating disorder, adored her. While babysitting, Jane had to teach Lily how to eat. And it was while teaching Lily that Jane realised she had to set a good example. She had to eat for Lily.

It was wonderful to work with Jane, who I’ve known for a long time. She deserves every happiness as she continues to enjoy her new found health.