Sometimes we come across stories and blogs so perfectly told that we can’t do much to improve them. So we’re not going to. We’re going to offer the opportunity to share stories exactly as you want them told.   In this new series, we’re creating podcasts from our favourite blogs, read by their writers in their own voices. This is In Her Own Words.  If you write a blog or would like to recommend your favourite blog please contact cassie.delaney@her.ie __________________________________________________ Mum Aine Cronin writes for pleasure and says she finds the experience cathartic. Generally she blogs about day-to-day life but recently opened up about her pregnancy and how it was completely unplanned. Aine wrote the piece at 1am and initially had reservations about publishing it. She was worried about opening up about something so personal but has been astounded by the reaction. She says, “I really couldn’t believe the reaction I got. People were so kind and supportive and I think they just appreciated the honesty. A lot of women go through unplanned pregnancies and it’s just something that’s not talked about very often. It can give someone a lot of comfort knowing that they’re not the only one who’s gone through something that traumatic and gotten through it”. Aine hopes that her writing will continue to make people smile. She says, “I think I would just love to see people getting as much enjoyment out of reading my blog as I do writing it. If people can take something from it when they close their laptop – whether it’s inspired them somehow, made them think about it long after they read it, moved them, or just made them laugh out loud – then I’ll be happy”. You can follow her blog HERE.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbAic6_UWqw