Lynda is a mother of two young boys, living on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, she is also a survivor of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - a condition very few people have heard of. She is passionate about raising awareness of PMDD so that other people who are living with it don’t continue to suffer alone and undiagnosed. Below she discusses the frustration of people confusing the disorder and downplaying it as PMS, a reaction all too common for fellow women who present symptoms– even her doctor dismissed her first consult.

Mother’s Day, like most days this year, is going to feel different. We’ve invited a Mum, one of Modibodi’s own in fact, to get her perspective on the upcoming celebrations and how lock-down has turned life upside down in an unexpected, but delightful way.

Katie and Pete live in London and have been dating for 8 months - three of those months Katie was living back home in Sydney (pre planned) and they did the long distance thing. Within weeks of Katie arriving back in London, the UK government announced a country wide shut down and they decided to ride it out together, with Pete moving into Katie’s apartment. This is what it's like to live with a new partner during the lockdown.