by Mars Lord | Jul 10, 2017 | Mars
Wilful Blindness Mars Lord 10th July 2017 I had a day of it a few days ago. First there was the woman who, when I sat next to her on the tube, clutched her bag tightly to herself, before picking up her second bag and clutching that even more tightly...
by Mars Lord | Jul 3, 2017 | Mars
My Pregnant Belly Mars Lord 3rd July 2017 As the weather keeps improving and giving us those wondrous sunny days, my mind flicks back to being pregnant in the summer of ’98. I was so hot. My third baby was growing inside me and I could hardly bear to leave the...
by Mars Lord | Jun 26, 2017 | Mars
Unbroken Medicine Mars Lord 26th June 2017 I went to a birth conference where I met and heard a wonderful Columbian Midwife by the name of Ramiro Romero. One of my favourite moments happened when, following Michel Odent’s talk, Ramiro said ‘It is so good...
by Mars Lord | Jun 19, 2017 | Mars
Lost Lives Mars Lord 19th June 2017 It’s been a tragic week. Even today the numbers rise. So many people died in West London this week. Died when a tower went up in flames, died outside the tower block and died inside the hospitals. Dreams that will...
by Mars Lord | Jun 12, 2017 | Mars
Black Father Mars Lord 12th June 2017 Bad Press I was at my beloved theatre last year, watching a play about IVF and infertility. I was there for the press day and the fertility conference. A man spoke with me at the end, and I’m going to tell you. I was...
by Mars Lord | Jun 5, 2017 | Mars
Listening without hearing Mars Lord 5th June 2017 Listen: Give one’s attention to a sound Hear, pay attention, be attentive, attend, concentrate on, concentrate on hearing, give ear to, lend an ear to, hang on someone’s word, keep one’s ears open,...
