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  • The future of JUNO magazine

    The future of JUNO magazine

    It is with great sadness that we announce the end of publication of printed copies of JUNO magazine. This means that Issue 100, the Early Spring issue, will be the last print issue that is produced by the current team. As was shared in Issue 100, as Editor, I was looking to move on from my role during 2026. Plans were in place to pass on the magazine and to ensure its future in an evolving way. Unfortunately, those plans have fallen through, and it is not possible for us to produce the 2026 issues in the way we had hoped. After 16 years, this is not the way we wanted to end our JUNO journey, but matters have taken an unexpected turn, as so often happens in life, and all we can do is respond to that in the best, most honest and constructive way that we can. We...

    The future of JUNO magazine

    It is with great sadness that we announce the end of publication of printed copies of JUNO magazine. This means that Issue 100, the Early Spring issue, will be the...

  • Bringing up children in a gendered world

    Bringing up children in a gendered world

    Over the past several years I have been watching my daughter Rebe grow and change, and one of the most marked things about her growing up has been her relationship with her gender. Children start to develop gender awareness at around the age of three, when they learn that there is a difference between boys and girls, and between men and women. They learn how to tell the difference between the two, and as they grow older they tend to identify with one or the other. This then becomes their gender identity. When Rebe first became aware of herself, I noticed that she didnā€™t have a strong idea of herself as a girl. She chose to play with cars and trains, and the children she gravitated towards were boys. She didnā€™t like playing with dolls and never wanted to be a princess. She did choose to wear skirts and dresses,...

    Bringing up children in a gendered world

    Over the past several years I have been watching my daughter Rebe grow and change, and one of the most marked things about her growing up has been her relationship...

  • Neurodiversity: the New Normal

    Neurodiversity: the New Normal

    Diversity is an accepted and expected part of life in 21st-century Britain. We are all aware, for example, of gender diversity or cultural diversity. The concept of neurodiversity, however, is not yet viewed in the same way, writes Vicky H. Bourne... As a young adult receiving a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome I was initially delighted. For the first time in my life I had a reason and explanation for my differences. All of my previous difficulties, misunderstandings and mistakes now made sense. I liken it to reading a detective novel where you discover ā€˜whodunnitā€™ on the final page. Rereading the book, you find the clues were already there in plain sight; you were simply looking at the story from the wrong angle. Neurodiversity There is a range, or diversity, of ways in which human brains think, learn, process information and relate simply social constructs, reflecting nothing more than what society...

    Neurodiversity: the New Normal

    Diversity is an accepted and expected part of life in 21st-century Britain. We are all aware, for example, of gender diversity or cultural diversity. The concept of neurodiversity, however, is...

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Pregnancy & Birth

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  • A close up of the hands of a father and child walking together in a green grassy field

    A father's experience of postnatal depression a...

    Becoming a father twenty years ago was a challenging experience, made even more difficult by my wifeā€™s battle with severe postnatal depression and PTSD stemming from a traumatic birth that I witnessed. Back in 2004, mental health was rarely discussed in the media, which meant that many women suffered in silence for years. The struggles of fathers during the perinatal period were even less acknowledged. As a father, I made the difficult decision to give up my self-employed work to care for my wife. This shift brought about significant financial worries, especially since we had just purchased our first home. We were fortunate to have family nearby, but many families today find themselves moving away from their support networks. I vividly remember experiencing feelings akin to grief, longing for my past life I vividly remember experiencing feelings akin to grief, longing for my past life. It felt like we were...

    A father's experience of postnatal depression and the need for better support

    Becoming a father twenty years ago was a challenging experience, made even more difficult by my wifeā€™s battle with severe postnatal depression and PTSD stemming from a traumatic birth that...

  • A new mother cradles her newborn in a birthing pool, surrounded by soft, warm water, capturing an intimate moment of early bonding.

    Vaginal Birth After Three Caesareans (VBA3C)

    Shannon Whitlock shares the fight she took on to have the birth she longed for When I became pregnant with our fourth baby, I knew I would have a fight on my hands. While pregnancy was something I was familiar with, spontaneous labour and vaginal birth were not. They were things I felt I needed to experience. However, the way I was treated during that pregnancy was beyond what I could have prepared for. To understand how I ended up on the path of a VBA3C (vaginal birth after three caesareans), we need to go back through the pregnancies and births of my first three children. I was 18 when I discovered I was pregnant with my first child and six months into a new relationship with my now husband. I had planned and wanted this pregnancy, but I would be lying if I said I wasnā€™t shocked. The pregnancy...

    Vaginal Birth After Three Caesareans (VBA3C)

    Shannon Whitlock shares the fight she took on to have the birth she longed for When I became pregnant with our fourth baby, I knew I would have a fight...

  • Two women stand together outdoors, one wearing a purple wrap with a baby nestled closely. Lush greenery serves as a backdrop.

    Postnatal Recovery: the importance of support f...

    Postnatal care is the poor little sister of the birth world. Our culture focuses entirely on the baby rather than the needs of the new mother. This is reflected in the fact that the majority of the gifts given to new parents are baby clothes and toys. Yet, babies do not care for plush toys and clothing. What they need most, beyond warmth, shelter and food, is loving carers. It makes sense that attention and gifts, rather than being directed at the baby, ought to be directed at the mother. This wisdom is still part of many cultures around the world today, where new mothers are given a period of rest and nurture, lasting about a month, and during which other people take care of the household. It used to be part of western culture too, yet it has been lost in favour of a culture which glorifies a mother...

    Postnatal Recovery: the importance of support for new mothers

    Postnatal care is the poor little sister of the birth world. Our culture focuses entirely on the baby rather than the needs of the new mother. This is reflected in...

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Art & Creativity

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  • The story behind the winning 100th issue cover

    The story behind the winning 100th issue cover

    Iā€™m incredibly grateful that my illustration 'My Happy Place' was chosen to feature on the cover of JUNOā€™s 100th issue. It means so much to me that this particular piece resonated with JUNOā€™s team, as itā€™s one of the very few illustrations I managed to complete in 2025. My second daughter was born in early February of 2025, and life quickly became a whirlwind of happiness, work and chronic sleep deprivation. Unsurprisingly, my creativity, and the time and headspace to sit down at my desk and draw, took a significant hit. Each week I promised myself that this would be the week I made space for creativity, yet most weeks were just as full as the last, and drawing kept slipping through the cracks. In what felt like the blink of an eye, my tiny newborn became a chunky baby, while her big sister started school. I felt a growing,...

    The story behind the winning 100th issue cover

    Iā€™m incredibly grateful that my illustration 'My Happy Place' was chosen to feature on the cover of JUNOā€™s 100th issue. It means so much to me that this particular piece...

  • The Story Behind the Artist: Brian Kershisnik

    The Story Behind the Artist: Brian Kershisnik

    Brian KershisnikĀ on what drives his art, which features on this series of JUNO covers... I make art because I am searching for things; I am looking for something. Looking teaches me and teases thinking out of me. It precipitates internal and external conversations that I believe do me good. My way is to walk forward into the work looking for something and being open to finding something else altogether. My subjects are typically not grand ā€“ they are you and me ā€“ a little awkward in their common workaday holiness. They are often getting it wrong, they are misunderstood, but they loved and lovely too. They are a little heavy-footed in their dancing, a little dishevelled in their activities, a little disoriented in their best of intentions. The subjects in my paintings are metaphorical and mythological autobiography and, when it is working, they are you too.Ā  I admit to the...

    The Story Behind the Artist: Brian Kershisnik

    Brian KershisnikĀ on what drives his art, which features on this series of JUNO covers... I make art because I am searching for things; I am looking for something. Looking teaches...

  • Combining motherhood with being an artist

    Combining motherhood with being an artist

    To be able to express with love the world and life around them, artists must also be able to live with love in themselves. It is understandable that so many artists, particularly women, have chosen either the path of parenthood or the path of artistic expression. Both need to have an energy of life and love poured into them, and it can be difficult to see how it is possible to carry out both in harmony. I have been a professional artist since 2008 and a mother since 2014; our second child was born in December 2017. With our first, I took no maternity leave, having landed a large commission in the middle of pregnancy. The sling and an amazing partner enabled me to complete the commission in time. With our second, I took maternity leave, and during this period I moved studios and began on a journey of exploration...

    Combining motherhood with being an artist

    To be able to express with love the world and life around them, artists must also be able to live with love in themselves. It is understandable that so many...

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    JUNO was published as a beautiful print magazine for more than 20 years.


    Explore our archive of thoughtful, supportive content for families - including our final printed Issue 100, archive issues, and gift bundles.