We need to get down to the park, reduce that build up of pain inducing cortisol and chase some squirrels.

t would be all too easy to dwell on the deficits, on the wrong things in the relationship we had, particularly when I see other daughters with their mums; when I see how relationships evolve and blossom, as daughters become mothers themselves or enjoy careers, always supported by the bond they have with their mother.

Right now, I’m angry. Very angry.I want to be the person who rails against the world and shouts until someone listens. I want to be responsible for creating and demanding change.