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Pregnant After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety – Third Trimester

The overwhelm is real, people.  With less than a fortnight to go Anxiety has definitely come nipping at my heels in recent days.  I expected this, of course, but it still takes lots of hard…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 1 Comment May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Laura

Pregnant After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety – Second Trimester

I’m a little behind on this post as, at almost 31 weeks, I’m well into the third trimester now. But there’s so much I want to catalogue from this pregnancy and I want to help…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 1 Comment March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 by Laura

Pregnant After PND – Balancing Expectations

I’m now 24 weeks pregnant and as the anxiety about the pregnancy itself begins to ease I allow myself to imagine life as a mum of two.  Unrealistic expectations were a big trigger for my…

Posted in Anxiety, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery 0 comments January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by Laura

2018 Highlights

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…

Posted in Advocacy, Anxiety, Motherhood, Peer Support, Recovery 0 comments December 27, 2018December 10, 2018 by Laura

Pregnant After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety – First Trimester

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…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 0 comments November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by Laura

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…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, Pregnancy 0 comments April 11, 2018April 10, 2018 by Laura

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…

Posted in #12DaysOfParenting, Advocacy, Anxiety, Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Holidays/days out, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Peer Support, Recovery, Self-care 0 comments December 24, 2017December 3, 2018 by Laura

Do You Ever Get Over Miscarriage?

October is Baby Loss Awareness Month and many people across the country are sharing their stories of baby loss, stillbirth & miscarriage. Way too many people in fact, because these heartbreaking events touch so many…

Posted in Birth & Miscarriage 0 comments October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 by Laura

Accepting Anxiety Relapses

One of the worst things you can hear when you’re experiencing Anxiety or Depression is that these conditions can be a lifelong battle. Even typing those words triggers a wave of fear and hopelessness –…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Depression, Learning, Motherhood, Recovery 1 Comment August 15, 2017February 20, 2018 by Laura

Champagne & Tissues

A few weeks ago my son came home from nursery with a graduation certificate.  Pre-parenthood we may have scoffed at such a silly thing but the mother in me completely welled up. Confused, he asked me…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Learning, Motherhood, Relationships 14 Comments August 3, 2017August 4, 2017 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to two hilarious & challenging kids aged 10 & 4. Here you can find 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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