2017 Highlights
Similar to last year, 2017 has been another mixed bag year for me. It seems they all are these days to be honest and that’s okay; life is full of ups and downs and if…
Category: Peer Support
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…
Six Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Worried About Having A C-Section (And One Reason You Should)
I had an emergency section when I had my son back in 2013. Although the “emergency” part was obviously very frightening and traumatising, the c-section itself was positive and the recovery was not even close…
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.…
5 Reasons To Seek Help For Postnatal Depression & Anxiety
Seeking help for Postnatal Depression, or any mental health issue, can be a very scary and difficult process but it’s also one of the most important things you’ll do in your life. Sadly, accessing help…
How To Survive Pregnancy Sickness – Guest Post By Coffee With Katie
I’m excited to have some new guest bloggers coming up, sharing their parenting struggles as part of the My Mountain series. Today I’m sharing a post from Katie at Coffee With Katie. Last time I…
How To Beat Anxiety With Belief, Confidence & Visualisation
I wrote a blog post back in January called Blind Faith where I touched on the power of how learning to think a certain way can have a truly immediate impact on Anxiety and your mood.…
Anyone Can Be A Mother? Fertility May Have Challenged Us, But We Are Stronger Because Of It
I’m really pleased to be hosting a brave and inspiring post from Kelly-Anne at Mimi Rose & Me today, about a topic that has become really close to my heart during the last year… …
Sleepless Struggles of Mom and Son
We all know what a struggle it can be to get enough quality sleep when you’re a parent, and some of us even have experience of insomnia too. I’m really pleased to have guest blogger…
Using Lists To Manage Anxiety
The very existence of this blog is good evidence that I find writing to be an extremely therapeutic part of the healing process, but in addition to this I also use various lists to strengthen…