My parents were born in Pakistan and both arrived in the UK in their teens. A decade after my mum arrived in England, I was born. Nearly a decade later I visited Pakistan for the very first time in 2006. My first memory of Pakistan is eating at a restaurant on the way back from …
'a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something' Over the past week we have seen a rise in #blacklivesmatter protests around the globe including here in the UK. Initially when I came across the physical protests and demonstrations I was shocked, the first thing that came to mind was COVID. I instantly …
The #blacklivesmatter movement is huge right now, talks of racism that need to be had are huge right now. All of this has led to many interesting debates between friends, families and colleagues. It has pushed me to make changes and a few days ago I shared a rant on my Instagram feed, the reception it got …
I am still at a very early point in my career however I have cared for hundreds of women and families, a handful I know I won’t ever forget. If any of you have spoken to me you’d know I have hundreds of stories and lessons learnt from those I have cared for. Recently I …
Heyyy guyyss!!! It's been a while... Just over a year since my last blog post, where I probably promised I would write more blog posts... in my defense, I have had some pretty legitimate excuses: final year of uni placements work life life life procrastination the entire Marvel series on Netflix (Daredevil is the one …
It feels like forever since I’ve had the time to sit and write myself a little post! The last time I was writing was sometime in May and it was my International Day of The Midwife post, which is still half completed but I do plan on posting it soon(ish)! Truth be told, I have …
So I was having a good ol’ catch up with one of my old friends (SHOUT OUT TO MAZZA) and we were just discussing uni, London, pretty much the same old and we somehow stumbled across a saying that basically fit all of my feels;
‘Too northern for London and too London for Burnley’
This is basically what I feel like 110000% of the time, definitely when I come back to Burnley and realise just how small it actually is, when it takes me 2 minutes to the post office, 5 minutes to the nearest park and like 10 minutes to the shops! And when I am back in London, all I need to do is speak, I mean it has its perks being a northerner in London, it once got me a free ice-cream at the cinnies!
Seeing as today is International Day of the Woman, I thought it would be rather fitting to use this post to celebrate women all around the world, strong women who play a role in my life and what the role of a woman means to me, as a young woman myself. I am going to …
DISCLAIMER – everything I write is my own personal experience and my intention is not to offend anyone. Here goes, In my last blog post I very briefly mentioned Pakistani taboos, and so I thought it’d be a good follow on and quite interesting to write as well. I am a first generation British Pakistani; …
Firstly, I apologise, I was supposed to write this blog post like a week ago but uni work took over sprinkled with a whole load of procrastination! I seriously never stick to timetables! But nonetheless, here I am, sat writing my next blog post, and if the title hasn’t already given it away, this post …
Sundas the Midwife 