The Mumologues

I write a monthly column for Women’s Health called The Mumologues, where I try to inject some nuance to conversations around modern parenthood.

“This is WH's new honest parenting column from Rose Stokes, a 36-year-old writer living in Bath with her husband and toddler son. In a time of supercharged polarity – with much online discourse about raising kids dominated by stories of pure hardship or images of bucolic perfection – she's here to tread the middle path. From the (very real) challenges of modern mothering to the bliss of a tiny finger grabbing yours, she'll discuss it all.”

‘Honest conversations around motherhood are necessary. I'm worried, though, that the joy is being left out’

‘I thought I'd be a “natural mother”. Turns out, there's no such thing’