Mental Health

You know that little voice? The one that pipes up when you leave nursery five minutes later than usual. When you answer one last email while the fish fingers are in the oven. When you miss World Book Day because nobody told you until 8.14 pm the night before and, frankly, nobody in the house owns a stripy jumper. That voice says, “You’re getting this wrong.” It is rude. It is persistent. And for many working mums, it turns up more often than the school WhatsApp group. Working