Pregnant After PND – Balancing Expectations
I’m now 24 weeks pregnant and as the anxiety about the pregnancy itself begins to ease I allow myself to imagine life as a mum of two. Unrealistic expectations were a big trigger for my…
Category: Anxiety
Daily Routine For Postnatal Anxiety Recovery
In the penultimate part of my routine series we’re discussing how having a simple and straightforward daily routine can help you to recover from Postnatal Anxiety. Routine became very important to my recovery as it…
Mindfulness: Five Daily Techniques For Anxiety Recovery
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…
Five Tips For Preparing For Another Baby After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety
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 Highlights
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…