Then & Now
When you’re in the grips of a Perinatal Mental Illness nothing exists except that terrible moment; that fear and that sadness. But a brighter future does exist…and recovery is possible. Then, I was terrified of…
Stay Healthy & Happy this Winter: Advice from a Female Personal Trainer
This is a collaborative post with New Dimensions Fitness We tend to naturally slip into hibernation mode in winter. As soon as the heating goes on, we begin to retreat into the cosy depths of home.…
The Big Decision
During the summer, at the time when anxiety had reared it’s ugly head again, I found myself crying in the kids section of Next. I was early for work and had gone in to spend…
The Importance of Thankfulness
I’ve talked before about Three Things. This was an idea I first heard about from Lauren at My Postpartum Voice when she was helping me through a very bad patch at the beginning of my…
Knowledge is power: The Importance of Research in Treating Postnatal Illness
This post was originally written as a guest blog for MQ. MQ is a new charity, set up to transform mental health through research, to ease suffering and improve the lives of everyone affected by mental…
How Writing Healed Me After PND
This blog is six months old today. I began writing with the objective of helping others, which is still the main purpose, but I had no idea back then how much I would need this…
Sharing PND & Anxiety With My GP
This post is not about bashing GPs. There are some truly wonderful medical professionals in this country, and abroad, who do very important work, especially in the mental health field. I have met several of…
Finding Joy In The Journey
I’m doing a fair bit of work on The Butterfly Mother at the moment, trying to get the blog out there in more places, reach more parents who may be suffering and raise more awareness…
A Thank You Note
It’s been quite a week for The Butterfly Mother. I’ve been lucky enough to be chosen as one of the star posts on three different awesome linkys. It’s pretty nerve-wracking to share my PND experiences outside…
12 Tools For Managing Anxiety
I’ve posted several intense posts previously about the anxiety symptoms I have experienced (insomnia, intrusive thoughts, derealisation to name a few) so I decided now might be a good time to list in one place…