After having my first baby, my body seemed to become public property, overnight I lost my vocabulary and I was plagued by a niggling feeling of deep insecurity that I was doing it all wrong, that I wouldn’t be enough for my daughter. On top of that, I was wearing adult diapers and my nipples leaked breastmilk through every top. And yet it was also the greatest time in my life filled with the most glorious joy. Through the haze of hormones it was like I had to rebuild myself from the ground up. I go on an emotional rollercoaster sometimes hourly, daily or monthly about how I feel about myself as a mother. Sometimes I feel in control and other times I feel like the biggest failure, all the while, worrying deep down that my love isn’t enough, that I will fail my baby somehow. This is Sarah’s journey. MumLife challenges stereotypes like ‘dad doesn’t help with the baby’, and ‘mum anxiety all comes from judgemental mum’s groups’. The film doesn’t look for reasons or answers to why Sarah is so anxious. The musical numbers are a window into Sarah’s soul - to give her a voice when she can’t find one. MumLife uses indie pop style songs that you would expect to hear on the radio - I wanted to subvert the style of music often used in musicals so the audience could relate the film to their own lives. With MumLife, I hope to hit that deep bittersweet feeling that I experienced through those early months of bringing my first born into the world.