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The Dangers of Cancel Culture and What I Want My Kids To Know

August 18, 2019
What I want my kids to know.

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Vicki Psarias (Honest Mum)

Hi, I’m Vicki, mum of two, blogger, vlogger, author and former filmmaker and TV director.

I recently won Inspirational Role Model of the Year at the MPower Awards as well as Best Baby and Parenting Blog for Honest Mum, at the UK Blog Awards 2019. Ooh la la!

I often pop up on TV as both a presenter and parenting expert (regularly appearing on BBC News and ITV) and I’ve spoken about maternal rights and flexible working, as well as perinatal mental health in the House of Commons.

Highlights have been interviewing superstar actress Kim Cattrall and pop group, Westlife and you can watch the videos on the sidebar of this blog.

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Instagram post 2151644958011841127_537862275 Did you catch me on @itvnews earlier discussing childhood obesity with Duncan Stephenson, Deputy Chief Executive Royal Society for Public Health? Summarised below and will share the clip when I can. {Thank you to @phaseeight for my gorgeous dress, @the.jewellery.makers for my pretty earring my big hair is covering (soz) and @ljstyling for styling me #gift #ad} Obesity rates have doubled among children in the last 30 years, with one in three children ending primary school overweight or obese. Health Secretary Matt Hancock asked Dame Sally to come up with proposals to achieve a halving of childhood obesity by 2030. On Thursday she said the country is “nowhere near” meeting such ambitions, saying it has become “the new normal” for children to suffer weight-related diseases which could cut short their lives. The recommendations to increase taxes on unhealthy foods put her at odds with Boris Johnson, who has made clear his opposition to “sin taxes” – levies on goods which are high in sugar, salt or fat. The review warns there are 1.2 million obese children in England, with excess weight responsible for up to 120,000 cases of childhood asthma and 650,000 of fatty liver disease. Pizza and crisp sizes have increased by 50 per cent in the last 30 years, and on average, junk food is three times cheaper than healthy meals, the report says. Professor Russell Viner, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: “The report rightly challenges the food industry and government to step up and accept responsibility for its role in the obesity epidemic.” 0 or 30 years ago. Research suggests the number of fast-food outlets in England grew by 4,000 between 2014 and 2017, with 1,800 schools having at least 10 such retailers within a 400-metre radius. The Country’s Chief Medical Office also stated that eating or drinking on trains and buses should be banned, in a bid to end Britain’s “mindless” snack culture. I’m not sure how that would be monitored but agree that limiting fast food shops in close proximity to schools coupled with more widespread levying of high salt and sugar based foods would benefit children.
Instagram post 2151127490839444866_537862275 Eldest son, 9, asked me if I’ve ever had mental health problems on the school-run this morning so I explained gently that I suffered a traumatic birth when he was born, making it clear it wasn’t his fault and how loved he was/is. At the end he looked into my eyes and said, ‘Oh Mummy, what a sad story’. Important to be honest in an age-appropriate way and to normalise mental health so he will always (hopefully) speak to me and others with any of his own problems. Vital to normalise and naturalise mental health and place equal validity to it as physical health.
Instagram post 2149991489882428430_537862275 ‘Be the light’ ⚡️⚡️⚡️. FB reminded me of this photo from 2 years ago (I might have to start posing in front of my neighbours’ door again 🤪) and it’s stirred up some mixed memories. I remember laughing here because Xander wanted to do the OTHER peace sign so was concentrating hard but there was so much sadness too 🙈😂. On reflection, I was a completely different girl back then. I’d recently lost my second mum, my young auntie Zak to cancer as she went from seemingly well to gone in just four months and I’d been the victim of a libellous hate campaign by a YouTuber who decided to spread lies about me. It was a tough time to say the least. So much has happened since then. A big thyroid op which took over a year to recover from (doctors discovered a 6 inch nodule was compressing my windpipe winding me constantly at night and for years pre op-couldn’t swallow and still had breathing issues for a year post op), a move, new management, new career goals met, a book out, a book tour completed, upheaval, new dreams stirred, magical memories made in South Africa, the list goes on. The last 5 months have also seen me undertake a life-changing course of therapy that has helped me to become calmer, stronger and more content than before. I’ve realised how resilient I am. I’ve learnt to lean on myself and no longer feel I have anything to prove to others because my worth is non-negotiable. I’ve worked hard on harnessing self-love, self-respect and applying strict boundaries (we people-pleasers struggle with ‘no’ but I’m getting better with it). I used to want to be everyone’s best friend, now I keep my circle tight and always trust my gut. Some people need to be loved from a distance as the saying goes...Therapy completely rewired the way I think. I’ve unlearned the negative voices and changed irrevocably...We’re constantly evolving aren’t we? I definitely feel I’m the light now and I’m kind to myself when I don’t always feel like the light. I go gently with myself now. If you’re considering therapy, I can’t recommend it enough (it was also transformative after my first traumatic birth, too). Peace ✌️ (I’ll blog about therapy in more detail at honestmum.com later) ❤️
Instagram post 2149603770064940384_537862275 New blog post on honestmum.com I share how I’ve loosened the apron strings *wail (how a new school term, and school is testing me, not my kids). How can they be so mature already?! 😭😭😭😭Can you relate?
Instagram post 2148866888146221759_537862275 🌸🌸🌸🌸Nothing to see here: just a bunch of queens queening the weekend 👑 👑 😂! To be fair my girl @feedmebeautiful and I being absolute Insta dingbats on our long girlie weekend at mine (we’ve laughed until we cried and had so much fun with @jaxfortynorth this morning at brunch we ACTUALLY forget to take a photo)! After this *cough impromptu shoot 📸 we got the projector up in the lounge and introduced the kids to the (educational) movie Mean Girls which always feels a bit biographical for Tamsyn and I after the ridiculously strict all girls school we went to. Hashtag memories 😬! ( Thanks to @willowfinn for the gorge hand-poured soy candles you can see among the roses #gift #ad). Thanks too to my long-suffering Insta husband @peter_broadbent who has two wives this weekend and took these photos under duress 🤪 P.S zoom in on the cute cups P’s Mum got made for us 💑
Instagram post 2148247092597690527_537862275 “Children see magic because they look for it.” ⚡️⭐️😍 — Christopher Moore, writer
Instagram post 2144574114085343008_537862275 Xander adopts some baby pine cones as his own children <3 ⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣#kids #kidsofig #funny #funnykids #children #kidsofinstagram #kidsstyle #funnyvideos #funnymemes #cutekids #kidsarecute #cutevideo #parenting #pblogger #mumboss #motherhood
Instagram post 2144551420048504008_537862275 *Competition* You guys LOVED this beautiful silhouette print of my boys by @littlepeachportraits on Stories so I’m delighted to be offering you the chance to win a double portrait worth £129. My wonderful friend @maricabamboo of @bambooflowersuk and I had a playdate earlier and Grace was mesmerised by the print ❤️ TO ENTER: Like the post and follow @littlepeachportraits and me @honestmum. Leave a comment why you want to win and tag a friend for an extra chance to win. Ends Monday 7th Oct. UK only. #gift #ad.
Instagram post 2143840315559069645_537862275 How utterly gorgeous is my husband @peter_broadbent’s snap from our summer fun in Devon with my girl @feedmebeautiful?! Devon is such a babe, it’s unreal. I wanted to go live on a blog post crammed full of Peter’s dreamy photos from our trip tonight but I’m hungover after an epic night with the most amazing women for the Creative Women’s Network latest night out (see my stories) so I’m heading to bed early (if I can even sleep after my disco nap on the sofa, earlier 🙈 🛋). Wanted to share this peaceful pic in lieu of the blog post, anyway...Adore Windsor and the river here but do wish I lived by the soothing sea! 🌊. Are you a sea-lover, like me, or sand-in-toes-hater?
Instagram post 2142408504769273772_537862275 Is there a greater sense of relief and relaxation than taking your bra off at the end of the day I ask you (I’ll never understand women without a medical reason who sleep in theirs)? Also, what’s the male equivalent? Taking off Sock/Speedos. Does anyone even wear Speedos anymore? 🤪😭 🏊‍♀️. Happy Friday girls and boys 🛀
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