Anxiety Recap For Surviving Lockdown
This is my first new post in a long time. Those of you who follow The Butterfly Mother Facebook page will be up to speed but I’ve desperately neglected the actual blog for a while…
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Nine Ways To Practice Self-Kindness (plus free journal!)
Self-kindness is a huge part of mental health recovery. Often we’re unkind to ourselves without even realising it! During an Anxiety relapse a couple of years ago friends kept telling me to stop giving myself…
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…
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…
Ten Mental Wellbeing Mantras For Mums
A few months back I created the post and printable 10 Affirmations For Anxiety Sufferers and wrote about how positive thinking, mantras and affirmations were more than just hippy nonsense and can actually contribute hugely…
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…
Five Tips For Bonding With Your Baby Whilst Suffering From Postnatal Depression & Anxiety
Bonding can be very difficult if you’re a new mum suffering from Postnatal Depression and Anxiety. It’s a common myth that all mums with PND struggle with bonding; this isn’t the case and bonding issues shouldn’t be…
Bonding – Does Postnatal Depression Negatively Affect Your Relationship With Your Child?
My son turns five years old this Spring so I thought it was a good time to explore the affect Postnatal Depression, Anxiety and OCD has had on our bonding, and our mother/son relationship in the…
Ten Affirmations For Anxiety Sufferers
When I was first suffering from Postnatal Depression and Anxiety following Caterpillar’s birth in 2013 the most terrifying, paralyzing thought was that I would never get better and I would never find my way back…
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…