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Category: Depression

Rainbow Baby – The Struggle No One Told Me About

Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges and how they face them.  Today we have Toni joining us from Becoming Schultz, bravely sharing her story… Anyone who has had…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Recovery 0 comments May 18, 2018July 4, 2018 by Laura

Postnatal Depression & Anxiety Risk Factors

Why did I get Postnatal Depression?  Why did I develop Anxiety?  Why me?  These questions haunted me for a really long time during the latter stages of recovery.  After the initial illness begins to pass…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Recovery 0 comments May 16, 2018 by Laura

SANE’s #LetMeTalk Campaign

Talking about my mental health is the best decision I ever made.  But it wasn’t an easy one.  Depression & Anxiety try to take everything from us – our identity, our confidence, our happiness and…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Recovery 0 comments May 7, 2018May 6, 2018 by Laura

Birth Trauma: PTSD And The Decision To Have Another Child

It’s the Easter holidays and my blog writing time is very minimal so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a guest post I’ve wanted to put up for a while.  It’s from Kerry…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, Pregnancy 0 comments April 11, 2018April 10, 2018 by Laura

Postnatal Depression: Returning To Work During Recovery

Returning to work, or beginning a new business venture, after you’ve had a baby can be a really tricky transition.  Throw in Postnatal Depression and Anxiety and it’s even more daunting.  But it could end…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Tips 3 Comments March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 by Laura

Positivity – Five Quick Tips For Turning Your Mood Around

These positivity tips for the mind are useful both if you suffer from depression & anxiety or if you’re just stuck in a bad mood rut at the moment. Recovering from a mental health issue obviously…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Lifestyle, Self-care, Tips 13 Comments March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 by Laura

Five Tips For Bonding With Your Baby Whilst Suffering From Postnatal Depression & Anxiety

Bonding can be very difficult if you’re a new mum suffering from Postnatal Depression and Anxiety.  It’s a common myth that all mums with PND struggle with bonding; this isn’t the case and bonding issues shouldn’t be…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Depression, Motherhood, Peer Support, Relationships, Tips 15 Comments February 13, 2018April 19, 2018 by Laura

Bonding – Does Postnatal Depression Negatively Affect Your Relationship With Your Child?

My son turns five years old this Spring so I thought it was a good time to explore the affect Postnatal Depression, Anxiety and OCD has had on our bonding, and our mother/son relationship in the…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery 12 Comments February 7, 2018April 19, 2018 by Laura

Five Reasons Why Routine Can Improve Your Mental Health

We’re now a full week into 2018 and I couldn’t be happier about that.  I mentioned last week about the struggles I experience during the “crimbo limbo” and how by the time New Year’s Eve…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Self-care, Tips 3 Comments January 10, 2018February 20, 2018 by Laura

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…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Learning, Lifestyle, Recovery, Self-care, Tips 2 Comments January 4, 2018December 10, 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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