16/05/2026
This week on In Her Words, I’m sharing a conversation with one of my dearest friends, Gemma Willing.
We met at school all those years ago, then reconnected as new mums by complete chance, when our daughters (born days apart) ended up in the same pre-kindy gymnastics class. Since then, Gem has welcomed her beautiful boy Bruce, and when writing this was mothering both her babies from a little life in Karuizawa, Japan.
She speaks here with so much honesty, about a traumatic first birth, losing her Dad when Coco was only 8 months old, the lonely nights, the soft joy of being undone, and the quiet rituals that ground her now.
Swipe through for some of her most beautiful reflections, and read the full conversation on the journal. Link in bio.
With love, Kirst 🧡🧡🧡