Five Ways To Bond With Your Five Year Old
I’ve written at length about my struggles during Caterpillar’s early days and what I found useful when it came to bonding with him as a small baby. Today I want to share more about our…
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…
Five Favourite Toys For 4-5 Year Olds
Following my son’s 5th birthday last month I’m continuing my tradition of sharing our favourite toys, games & activities, this time for 4 year olds. Please share your own favourites in the comments below. Lego…
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…
Five
Dear Caterpillar There’s a reason I love taking time for reflection and it’s this; if I hadn’t paused to consider this post I’m not sure I would have realised that the last year has easily…
UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
Next week (30th Apr to 6th May) is the second UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. The aim is to not only to raise awareness but to also offer lots of information and support surrounding…
Is Anxiety Making You Codependent?
During a recent Facebook Live video, as part of the Anxiety Toolkit series, we were talking about support and relying too heavily on other Anxiety sufferers for reassurance and symptom management. It’s something I’ve had…
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…
Blogging Anniversary: Three Years Of The Butterfly Mother
I often wonder what I’d be doing with my time if I’d never suffered from PND and begun this blog. Would I have found another hobby to fill my time and help me establish my…
Creative Kids: Five Fun Mindfulness Activities for Children
Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and the art, craft & messy play activities they get up to with their kids. Regular readers know what a huge fan I am of mindfulness &…