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Author: Laura

Wishes for 2019

The biggest aim of The Butterfly Mother is, and always has been, to help other mums going through PND, Postnatal Anxiety, Postnatal OCD or any other mental health issues.  However, every once in a while…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery 0 comments December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 by Laura

Five Anxiety Recovery Goals

It’s the time of year when many of us are making plans and thinking about our goals for 2019. But when you’re struggling with Anxiety, thinking even a few minutes into the future, let alone…

Posted in Anxiety, Learning, Recovery, Tips 1 Comment December 12, 2018December 10, 2018 by Laura

Evening Routine For Anxiety Recovery

Thank you to everyone who downloaded my morning routine printable.  Routine was a really big part of my recovery from Anxiety and today I want to share the next printable in this series – Evening…

Posted in Anxiety, Recovery, Tips 0 comments December 5, 2018 by Laura

Pregnant After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety – First Trimester

Anyone who didn’t read my last post should probably go back and take a look before reading this one! But in short, for anyone brand new, I experienced severe PND and Anxiety following the birth…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 0 comments November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by Laura

The Impact that Stress Can Have On Your Health

Stress is an evolutionary reaction to situations that threaten us. It alerts us to problems and encourages us to make an appropriate response, whether this is fight or flight. This made sense for our ancestors…

Posted in Anxiety, Self-care 1 Comment November 23, 2018 by Laura

How To Raise Confident Daughters

As mothers, for some reason we seem to constantly be doubting ourselves when we really shouldn’t be, but it’s just what every good mother does. When it comes to raising children, there are no instruction…

Posted in Motherhood 0 comments November 21, 2018 by Laura

Pregnant After PND

Hi there!  Thanks so much for signing up for content surrounding being pregnant and having a second baby after an experience of perinatal mental illness.  Expect regular emails coming soon! x

Posted in Uncategorized 0 comments November 19, 2018 by Laura

Rainbows

On 13th September I got some very surprising news. And even though it’s now more than two months later I still feel like I’m absorbing it. Many of you know through this blog about the…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Motherhood, Pregnancy 12 Comments November 18, 2018November 19, 2018 by Laura

Quick Tips To Help Your Children Sleep Longer & Uninterrupted

Disclosure: guest post in collaboration with Blinds By Post. We all know the pain of trying to get our children to sleep the whole night through. Trying to remove any distractions and interruptions that could…

Posted in Uncategorized 0 comments October 31, 2018 by Laura

Why A Mum Without Confidence Is A Tragedy

It can be easy to read an article header like this one and think ‘I struggle with confidence, there must be something wrong with me!’ Of course, only the most unaware people are able to…

Posted in Motherhood 0 comments October 31, 2018 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to two hilarious & challenging kids aged 10 & 4. Here you can find lots of Anxiety Management techniques as well as tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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