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5 Things Which Have Radically Improved My PMS

April 8, 2026
Things that have honestly changed my life.

Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies

April 8, 2026
Delicious and healthy chickpea chocolate cookies

8 Places For Families To Visit in Yorkshire On A Rainy Day

April 8, 2026
Things to do if it rains.

8 Ways To Cheer Yourself Up On A Down Day

April 8, 2026
A useful post to help you feel happier.
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Puff Pastry Pizza Tart

April 8, 2026
Puff pastry pizzas!
keto raspberry mousse

3 Ingredient Keto Raspberry Mousse

April 8, 2026
Yum!
Vanilla custard

Vanilla Custard in Filo Pastry

April 8, 2026
A Greek dessert.
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Roasted Pumpkin and Sunflower Seeds

April 8, 2026
Glorious seeds!
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Symptoms I Experienced Post Thyroid Op (Thyroidectomy) Including Reflux

April 8, 2026
I hope this post helps you.

Homemade Salmon Ravioli in a Creamy Tomato Sauce

April 8, 2026
My husband's fave pasta recipe.
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Garlic Pizza Bread with Tomato

April 8, 2026
This is amazing!
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Easy Vanilla Cookies Recipe

April 8, 2026
Easy vanilla cookies your kids will love!
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Greek Hand-Cut Chips Just Like My Mama Makes

April 8, 2026
The tastiest chips in the world.
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Macaroni Cheese Recipe

April 8, 2026
Mac 'n' cheese with a Greek twist.
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Chicken Lemonato (Greek Chicken with a Lemon Sauce)

April 8, 2026
My children adore this.
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Gluten-Free Honey Biscuits

April 8, 2026
Alexander's faves.

Lessons in Longevity From Those In The Blue Zones

April 8, 2026
Life lessons from those in the Blue Zones.
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About me

Vicki Psarias/ Vicki Broadbent/ Honest Mum

Hi! I’m Vicki, mum to a teen, tween and 3 year old! I’m an award-winning filmmaker, content creator and author working across print, digital and TV. I’m also a regular parenting expert for Bored Panda (reaching 121 million views a month). My Instagram handle reaches 20m views a month on average with highs of 50m.

I’ve been a regular contributor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain for almost a decade and often feature on BBC 5 Live, where I even guest-edited a radio show.

My debut children’s book Greek Myths, Folktales & Legends for Scholastic UK can be ordered here.

If you would like to work with me, please email me at mum@honestmum.com.
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You can order my bestelling and critically acclaimed Children’s book, Greek Myths, Folktales & Legends for 8-12 year olds. Published by Scholastic UK and available on Amazon.

Greek Myths, Folktales & Legends for 9-12 year olds Published by Scholastic. Available on Amazon

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Author, broadcaster and filmmaker. Greek Myths- ´A brilliant book ‘-@deborahmeaden. Recommended by the @sundaytimes. MA with distinction at 21-go me 😂
Proud of you @meadowfarmlifestyle 🩷🩷🩷POV: when you Proud of you @meadowfarmlifestyle 🩷🩷🩷POV: when your talented friend has gone from making candles at home whilst raising her girls to being sold in luxury department stores making her dreams come true at 45 😭😍🕯️ #over40 #mom #mumlife #fyp #viral
Them: ‘No one’s coming to save you’. ‘My husband Them: ‘No one’s coming to save you’. ‘My husband always will, he’s just going to be grumpy when he does’ 😂 #husband #relatable #wife #fyp #viral
POV: you had your third baby at 40 so now she lov POV: you had your third baby at 40 so now she loves nothing more than looking at furniture with you on a weekend 😂 #over40 #momlife #motherhood #relatable #viral
POV: after 2 boys, and a 4 year old girl, you stil POV: after 2 boys, and a 4 year old girl, you still can’t believe you get to shop in the gorgeous girls’ section 🩷 because girls get better clothes, boys, cooler toys, right? #mother #girlmom #boymom #relatable #pov fyp viral
Wow! I did not know this. Research from Yale found Wow! I did not know this. Research from Yale found that pregnancy adds 2 years to your biological age but just 3 months postpartum, that can be reversed by up to 8 years!!! The findings suggest that the intense metabolic and physiological demands of pregnancy act as a temporary stressor on the body, which then recovers, and in some cases, surpasses its previous, younger state. #pregnancy #postpartum #research #biologicalage #viral
My close friend @drjulietmcgrattan writes about th My close friend @drjulietmcgrattan writes about this in her new book!! …Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is notorious for disrupting hormones and fertility, but it may have some surprising benefits after the age of 40. Ageing seems to naturally reshape the affected ovaries, often making periods more regular, delaying perimenopause and increasing fertility. “Over the years, we’ve had so many women with PCOS telling us how they thought they would never be able to get pregnant without ART [assisted reproductive technology] and then they were so surprised because it happened in their 40s,” says Terhi Piltonen at Oulu University Hospital in Finland. “We call these children who they never thought they would have ‘evening stars’.” Piltonen and her colleagues studied how PCOS influences the menopausal transition using data from 1849 women who were born in Finland in 1966 and had had regular health checks ever since as part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort study. Read more here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages/ #pcos #fertility #reproduction #viral #research
Life lately has been… a lot. Between work, the kid Life lately has been… a lot. Between work, the kids, running a business, my TV commitments and generally trying to keep all the plates spinning — I sometimes get to the end of the day and realise I’ve spent all of it looking after everyone else, and doing absolutely nothing when it comes to looking after myself. And when life gets that hectic, I really notice it. In my energy. In my skin. I’m tired and it shows in my face. And the thing is, I’ve been doing some reading into this. And it turns out, a huge part of what we’re seeing as we get into our forties — the fine lines, the skin that’s lost a bit of its bounce, the hair that isn’t as thick as it once was— it’s not just tiredness. It’s collagen loss! The answer? Elevate! And I want to be honest with you, because that’s kind of the whole point of everything I do here. In just 2 months my skin is glowing, my hair is thicker and longer and my nails are stronger. Yay! And unlike a lot of what’s out there, it actually contains the right ingredients in doses that are clinically effective — which I think is the difference. Now @elavatesuperfoods are actually celebrating a massive milestone, because they just hit 15,000 5 star reviews on Trustpilot — and to celebrate, they’re offering an exclusive discount for the next 24 hours only. So if you click the link in my bio today, the discount will automatically be applied on the price. So if you’ve been thinking about giving collagen a go, this is your sign! Your skin, your hair, your nails — they will thank you for it. Go and try it. And let me know how you get on. ❤️ #skincare #collagen #over40 #beauty #elavate
This is why you feel overstimulated, mama! Did you This is why you feel overstimulated, mama! Did you know that research indicates the average mother is interrupted every 3 minutes, resulting in over 400 daily interruptions and 35,000+ daily decisions?This chronic, high-frequency task-switching triggers severe cognitive overload, spiking stress hormones (cortisol) and shrinking the brain’s hippocampus, which affects memory and focus. #research #study #fyp #viral
What a PR mailer! Hats off to the @bbcpressoffice What a PR mailer! Hats off to the @bbcpressoffice for this #soha tote I shall be rocking on the school run shortly 💼 . Touched Amanda is a big fan 😂🙌! Season 2 of Amandaland is on @bbciplayer now! My teens love the show as much as I do so know they’ll be totes (get it?) impressed with this hashtag gift! #funny #bag #bbc #amandaland
Received a lovely surprise in the post from my pub Received a lovely surprise in the post from my publishers @scholastic_uk with a copy of the Australian version of my children’s book ´Greek Myths’ which was recently published by @scholastic_au . I hoped it might travel across the Med like the Odyssey did but I didn’t dare dream it would make it to the other side of the world. So deeply grateful that little and big readers are resonating with my collection of adaptations 📕 #books #reading #author #australia #reading
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Author, broadcaster and filmmaker. Greek Myths- ´A brilliant book ‘-@deborahmeaden. Recommended by the @sundaytimes. MA with distinction at 21-go me 😂
Proud of you @meadowfarmlifestyle 🩷🩷🩷POV: when you Proud of you @meadowfarmlifestyle 🩷🩷🩷POV: when your talented friend has gone from making candles at home whilst raising her girls to being sold in luxury department stores making her dreams come true at 45 😭😍🕯️ #over40 #mom #mumlife #fyp #viral
Them: ‘No one’s coming to save you’. ‘My husband Them: ‘No one’s coming to save you’. ‘My husband always will, he’s just going to be grumpy when he does’ 😂 #husband #relatable #wife #fyp #viral
POV: you had your third baby at 40 so now she lov POV: you had your third baby at 40 so now she loves nothing more than looking at furniture with you on a weekend 😂 #over40 #momlife #motherhood #relatable #viral
POV: after 2 boys, and a 4 year old girl, you stil POV: after 2 boys, and a 4 year old girl, you still can’t believe you get to shop in the gorgeous girls’ section 🩷 because girls get better clothes, boys, cooler toys, right? #mother #girlmom #boymom #relatable #pov fyp viral
Wow! I did not know this. Research from Yale found Wow! I did not know this. Research from Yale found that pregnancy adds 2 years to your biological age but just 3 months postpartum, that can be reversed by up to 8 years!!! The findings suggest that the intense metabolic and physiological demands of pregnancy act as a temporary stressor on the body, which then recovers, and in some cases, surpasses its previous, younger state. #pregnancy #postpartum #research #biologicalage #viral
My close friend @drjulietmcgrattan writes about th My close friend @drjulietmcgrattan writes about this in her new book!! …Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is notorious for disrupting hormones and fertility, but it may have some surprising benefits after the age of 40. Ageing seems to naturally reshape the affected ovaries, often making periods more regular, delaying perimenopause and increasing fertility. “Over the years, we’ve had so many women with PCOS telling us how they thought they would never be able to get pregnant without ART [assisted reproductive technology] and then they were so surprised because it happened in their 40s,” says Terhi Piltonen at Oulu University Hospital in Finland. “We call these children who they never thought they would have ‘evening stars’.” Piltonen and her colleagues studied how PCOS influences the menopausal transition using data from 1849 women who were born in Finland in 1966 and had had regular health checks ever since as part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort study. Read more here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages/ #pcos #fertility #reproduction #viral #research
Life lately has been… a lot. Between work, the kid Life lately has been… a lot. Between work, the kids, running a business, my TV commitments and generally trying to keep all the plates spinning — I sometimes get to the end of the day and realise I’ve spent all of it looking after everyone else, and doing absolutely nothing when it comes to looking after myself. And when life gets that hectic, I really notice it. In my energy. In my skin. I’m tired and it shows in my face. And the thing is, I’ve been doing some reading into this. And it turns out, a huge part of what we’re seeing as we get into our forties — the fine lines, the skin that’s lost a bit of its bounce, the hair that isn’t as thick as it once was— it’s not just tiredness. It’s collagen loss! The answer? Elevate! And I want to be honest with you, because that’s kind of the whole point of everything I do here. In just 2 months my skin is glowing, my hair is thicker and longer and my nails are stronger. Yay! And unlike a lot of what’s out there, it actually contains the right ingredients in doses that are clinically effective — which I think is the difference. Now @elavatesuperfoods are actually celebrating a massive milestone, because they just hit 15,000 5 star reviews on Trustpilot — and to celebrate, they’re offering an exclusive discount for the next 24 hours only. So if you click the link in my bio today, the discount will automatically be applied on the price. So if you’ve been thinking about giving collagen a go, this is your sign! Your skin, your hair, your nails — they will thank you for it. Go and try it. And let me know how you get on. ❤️ #skincare #collagen #over40 #beauty #elavate
This is why you feel overstimulated, mama! Did you This is why you feel overstimulated, mama! Did you know that research indicates the average mother is interrupted every 3 minutes, resulting in over 400 daily interruptions and 35,000+ daily decisions?This chronic, high-frequency task-switching triggers severe cognitive overload, spiking stress hormones (cortisol) and shrinking the brain’s hippocampus, which affects memory and focus. #research #study #fyp #viral
What a PR mailer! Hats off to the @bbcpressoffice What a PR mailer! Hats off to the @bbcpressoffice for this #soha tote I shall be rocking on the school run shortly 💼 . Touched Amanda is a big fan 😂🙌! Season 2 of Amandaland is on @bbciplayer now! My teens love the show as much as I do so know they’ll be totes (get it?) impressed with this hashtag gift! #funny #bag #bbc #amandaland
Received a lovely surprise in the post from my pub Received a lovely surprise in the post from my publishers @scholastic_uk with a copy of the Australian version of my children’s book ´Greek Myths’ which was recently published by @scholastic_au . I hoped it might travel across the Med like the Odyssey did but I didn’t dare dream it would make it to the other side of the world. So deeply grateful that little and big readers are resonating with my collection of adaptations 📕 #books #reading #author #australia #reading
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