Before I became a parent, someone once said to me, “I get the sense that you’ve had to be your own mum in life.” Those words stayed with me, and they echo even louder now that I’m a mother myself.
Motherhood is beautiful, but without a mum of your own to lean on, it can feel especially heavy. No built-in support, no one to call for reassurance, no familiar safety net. Just you, doing your very best for your children, while quietly wishing someone was there for you too.
Your Own Mum exists for mothers navigating parenthood without maternal support. Whether through estrangement, grief, distance, or never having had that figure at all.
This is a space for reflection, shared experience, practical resources, and gentle reassurance. A place to build a village together, even if yours doesn’t look like everyone else’s.
You may sometimes feel like you’re being your child’s mum and your own, but here, you don’t have to hold it all alone.
My hope is that this journal is somewhere to come to each week with a cup of tea, and a feeling that you do not have to carry any of this alone.
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This journal is part of Your Own Mum. You can find the wider community, resources, and ways to get in touch here: https://yourownmum.co.uk/