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Why Your Maternal Mental Health Is Important

When you have a baby, you experience a whole range of feelings and emotions. And while the media and pop culture highlight the happiness aspect of motherhood, there is a less frequently discussed aspect of…

Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment September 3, 2018 by Laura

Reliving The Pain – Guest Post By Emma Rowson

Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges and how they face them.  Today’s post is from Emma at www.emma-r.com. The pure joy of uttering those magical words; “I’m…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Recovery 0 comments August 31, 2018August 29, 2018 by Laura

Anxiety Help – The Traffic Light Technique

Today I’m sharing the very first Anxiety management technique I was taught right in the midst of my Perinatal Mental Health breakdown.  I’d never experienced Anxiety before and had no idea what was going on…

Posted in Anxiety, Recovery, Tips 15 Comments August 29, 2018August 28, 2018 by Laura

Five Steps For An Anxiety Free Back-To-School With Stick2Me (plus giveaway!)

As the beginning of Caterpillar’s second year at school looms I’m struck, as always, with a whole host of emotions.  Change of any kind is always tricky for someone with a history of Anxiety and…

Posted in Anxiety, Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Motherhood, Tips 6 Comments August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 by Laura

Love For Laura – Guest Post

I’m sharing a really special guest post today.  Laura has been a loyal follower of my blog for a while now, following her experience of perinatal mental illness.  She has since been through a dreadful…

Posted in Guest Blogger 0 comments August 21, 2018August 23, 2018 by Laura

Secondary Infertility – An Update

I’ve wanted to share my secondary infertility story for a while and finally feel strong enough.  I think.  Writing about PND and Anxiety has been so healing, I hope something similar can happen here.  This…

Posted in Birth & Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Secondary Infertility 4 Comments August 20, 2018August 18, 2018 by Laura

Ten Mental Wellbeing Mantras For Mums

A few months back I created the post and printable 10 Affirmations For Anxiety Sufferers and wrote about how positive thinking, mantras and affirmations were more than just hippy nonsense and can actually contribute hugely…

Posted in Anxiety, Motherhood, Peer Support, Tips 0 comments August 8, 2018July 30, 2018 by Laura

Anxiety – How To Get Space Between You & Your Illness

One of the most important things to learn during Anxiety recovery is how to get space between your anxious mind and your true self.  Obviously, when facing physical illness it’s easy to differentiate between your…

Posted in Anxiety, Recovery, Tips 1 Comment August 1, 2018July 23, 2018 by Laura

Seven Ways PND Has Made Me A Better Mum

Postnatal Depression & Anxiety made me believe that not only was I a terrible mum, I was also a terrible human.  A monster.  A useless waste of oxygen and a burden on my family.  Violent…

Posted in Anxiety, Motherhood, Recovery 5 Comments July 25, 2018July 20, 2018 by Laura

Creative Kids: Top Seven Messy Play Ideas

Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and the art, craft & messy play activities they get up to with their kids.  Today’s post is from Jade at About ASD, who is sharing tons…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Learning & Play, Motherhood 0 comments July 24, 2018July 23, 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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