Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
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…
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…
As mothers, for some reason we seem to constantly be doubting ourselves when we really shouldn’t be, but it’s just what every good mother does. When it comes to raising children, there are no instruction…
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…
It can be easy to read an article header like this one and think ‘I struggle with confidence, there must be something wrong with me!’ Of course, only the most unaware people are able to…
Disclosure: guest post in collaboration with Pentagon Play Self-confidence in childhood continues throughout adulthood. A confident child trusts in their own abilities and perceives themselves as capable, often stepping out of their comfort zones to…
Many moms take time off work to raise their children and look after their families. Some, just take a year or two away from their jobs while their children are young, but for others, this…
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…