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J J Eden is the author and illustrator of Thrive - a collection of poetry and prose that attempts to capture the beautiful chaos of life. She lives and works in South Manchester, writing for a living as well as for pleasure. A passionate mental health advocate, she also volunteers her time with ECBC Manchester, a local not-for-profit supporting people living with mental illness in the local area. Her personal blog, Thrive In Chaos, was the starting point for her debut collection and features some of her poetry and prose, as well as book and theatre reviews, thought pieces and random musings on the world and life in general. Her poetry has also been published in the Hidden Voice Anthology: Volume 1. She spends far to much time on Instagram, ...more

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J.J. Eden Leave out the aspiring. If you're writing, you are a writer. Take the pressure off and don't expect your writing to sustain you - it's your job to sus…moreLeave out the aspiring. If you're writing, you are a writer. Take the pressure off and don't expect your writing to sustain you - it's your job to sustain it! You might get lucky and end up being able to make a living from it but try not to let that be your goal. Focus on writing for writing's sake - for the love of the craft and because you can't not write. That should always come first. (less)
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Both are true

I don’t think anything could have prepared me for the sheer, relentless physicality of these early days of motherhood. I feel in in my bones and across every inch of my skin. I am exhausted in an entirely new way.

Before our son arrived, I was anxious that I would not be able to breastfeed – a fear bred from years of struggling with infertility that left me feeling my body was somehow broken. I was

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