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Light Duties

We all want to be good mums and we want to like doing motherhood. The trouble is, it's hard to work out what's good and harder still to be happy about it. This podcast is a long meditation on what Jes... Read more

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Light Duties Episode 0

Light Duties Episode 0

Welcome to the Light Duties podcast. This is where the audio version of the articles from the Light Duties website. It's... Read more

10 May 2021

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#1 Before We Begin

#1 Before We Begin

A little of the back story behind the Light Duties project. This is the audio version of an article from the Light Dutie... Read more

19 May 2021

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