Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
Practising mindfulness and learning how to be present was a huge tool for me during Anxiety recovery. Anxiety thrives on future worries; if you take the future out of the equation and live in the…
The prospect of having another baby after experiencing PND, Anxiety & OCD previously can be really daunting. As this pregnancy progresses I can feel the tendrils of anxiety beginning to creep in at the edges. …
2018 has been my favourite year since becoming a mum and recovering from postnatal depression, anxiety & OCD five and a half years ago. I feel the strongest and happiest I’ve ever felt since that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I found routine incredibly important during Anxiety recovery. I wrote here about all the benefits of routine when you’re struggling with Anxiety, Depression or OCD – 5 Reasons Why Routine Improves Your Mental Health –…