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Grieving The Missing Happiness

Looking at baby photos of your child should evoke wonderful, happy and loving memories of those first months or years together. For me, the love I feel is indeed intense; I squeal at how impossibly…

Posted in Recovery 22 Comments April 19, 2015 by

Antidepressants For PND & Anxiety

The truth is I didn’t want to take antidepressants. No. Way. I’ll confess, before this experience I think I may have even been part of the mental health stigma. It’s really hard to admit that but…

Posted in Depression, Recovery 17 Comments April 13, 2015May 11, 2018 by Laura

My Postnatal Depression Recovery Story

“Postnatal Depression recovery stories.” These were the only words I typed into my browser for weeks. My anxiety was incredibly high, I genuinely thought I was losing my mind. Instead of cuddling my son or…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Recovery 51 Comments April 11, 2015May 11, 2018 by Laura

Great Expectations

Nothing demonstrates my skewed expectations of early motherhood better than a message I sent to my best friend actually asking her if she enjoyed changing nappies. This is one of the few texts I’d been…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood 11 Comments April 9, 2015 by

Putting back the layers

When most people describe depression they talk about a black cloud or fog. For me, it was less about life becoming clouded and more about finally being able to see the truth. And that “truth”…

Posted in Anxiety, Recovery 8 Comments April 8, 2015 by

The Birth of the Butterfly

“Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and…he was a beautiful butterfly!” Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar One of the greatest transformations in nature is that of the caterpillar…

Posted in About me, Depression 2 Comments April 8, 2015 by

Moments

“Enjoy every moment, won’t you?” I offer a watery smile and nod but inside my blood freezes and my heart pounds with the anxiety that has come to constantly plague me like an unwelcome guest.…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Recovery 12 Comments April 8, 2015 by

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Hi, I’m Laura…

I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to a hilarious but challenging 5-year-old, with a second baby due in May 2019 (eeek!). I share 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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