Nine Practical Tips For Beating The January Blues
January is generally considered to be the worst month of the year. A culmination of no money, dark mornings and a body still suffering from the excesses of the holiday season results in a low…
Category: Anxiety
On The Twelfth Day Of Parenting – 2017 Highlights
Hello and thank you for hopping over from Bumps Babies Tots and Teens and welcome to the 12th day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is Gitte Winter Graugaard who is offering a copy of The Children’s Meditations In My…
On The Tenth Day Of Parenting – Five Ideas For Practicing Mindfulness Outside This Christmas
Hello and thank you for hopping over from The Newby Tribe and welcome to the 10th day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is Geocaching who are offering a one year membership and the theme is things to…
On The Nineth Day Of Parenting – Wishes
Hello and thank you for hopping over from Bumps Babies Tots And Teens and welcome to the 9th day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is Science4You who are offering a Science Of Slime and the theme is My…
Seven Self-Care Ideas For Winter (Plus Giveaway)
Since my struggles with Anxiety began four and a half years ago I’ve learnt a great deal about self-care. A phrase that previously would have made me cringe I now know how important taking time…
Seven Things I’ve Learnt From Our First Maternity Bereavement & Mental Health Course
Last week Sarah of Lotus Petal Family Support & I hosted our first awareness event for perinatal mental health. We teamed up with baby loss support organisation From My Womb To My Heart to create…
The Mixed-up Identity Of Modern Mums
I wrote this post back in 2015 about how our identities change when we become parents and how this can been an unsettling and sometimes shocking experience. I’ll never know how much of the emotional difficulty…
End Silence & Stigma – Baby Loss & Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Course
Five years ago I thought Postnatal Depression and miscarriage were awful things that happened to other people. I was healthy with no history of mental health problems and I conceived my son quickly and easily.…
7 Tips For Coping With Stress As A Parent
Facing stress is part and parcel of life as a modern parent, no matter what your family situation and no matter how old your children are. Although ordinary, stress is very much something we need to…
The Biggest Mistake You Can Make When Suffering From An Anxiety Disorder
Some of you may know that I’ve recently started a video series on Facebook Live where we’re discussing a different Anxiety management technique each week. These are held on Thursday evenings at 8.30pm BST over…