u/CarrotSilent5465

I work in a District Nursing team as a band 5 Nurse, currently on maternity leave with my second baby. My little one was gravely unwell when he was born, to the point of thinking are we even bringing this baby home (he's defying the odds now and is amazing!) but I'm dreading going back to work. I don't want to miss out on family time of working Christmas, bank holidays, weekends, etc. I'm very tempted to go on the bank, but I'm just worried that it's such a big decision to take. Especially if bank work dries up as it does from time to time. How do you make it work on the bank? Do you do other little side jobs of the work dries up?

We have recently moved and there is a lovely little woods at the back of us. One night I said to my husband I'd love to know which each bird is singing and what each tree is, what each flower is. One of my Dad's friends is a country man through and through and just seems to know so much about nature, the planet, little cues nature gives to suggest weather changes et c. How do you acquire this sort of knowledge? Is it something being lost or is there a way to do it? Before anyone says I know reading books but how do I replicate the sound I hear and find out what it is. I'd love to be more in tune with nature.

Hello everyone,

I am currently having EMDR through the NHS due to medical negligence that nearly killed my son during his birth and subsequently left him with a brain injury and NICU admission. At 8 hours old he was being blue lit to a specialist unit an hour away.

Today I got extremely angry during my session, I actually didn't realise how angry I was at the various people that have failed my son and I. It felt like a relief but I am now aware at how angry I am and just wondering what healthy ways you have channeled your anger?

To be honest I'd like to just go and scream my lungs out but we have young children and the neighbors would probably call the police 😂 xxx