Can Positivity Cure Depression?
I have learnt a great deal about mental health, and it’s stigma, since I began this blogging and advocacy journey. Shamefully, I had many misconceptions before experiencing mental illness myself and I now fight to…
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A New Era I Never Thought I’d See
Note: This post contains reference to suicidal thoughts and may be triggering for some people so please proceed with caution It’s difficult to admit this but there was a time when I thought I would…
Guest Post: Being A Mum With Health Anxiety by Anna Gilson
Guest Post by Anna Gilson Health anxiety is in the spectrum of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and causes sufferers to obsessively worry that a minor illness or pain is something far more serious like cancer or a brain…
Healing, Helping Others & Becoming A Healthwatch Ambassador
As many of you know, when I was very ill I was obsessed with reading blogs about anxiety and PND, in particular recovery stories, and made a promise to myself that if I got better…
Miscarriage after PND
I wrote back in November about my desire to have another baby. After experiencing such severe anxiety after Caterpillar’s birth, and a few times since, it has taken me several years to feel ready to have another…
Are The RCGP Shaping The Future Of Perinatal Mental Health?
When I was unwell I had several disappointing GP experiences and one downright dangerous one. This was truly terrifying at the time since your GP is your first port of call for all illness, so…
Why I Gave Up Fighting Anxiety
At 8am every single morning a recurring note pops up on my iPhone that says “Read Me”. Once opened it reads: “You won’t be cured today, so don’t expect to be, don’t fight for that,…
The Price Of Birth Trauma
Yesterday I was asked to help at a lecture about birth trauma by the inspiring Dr Rebecca Moore, sharing my son’s birth story with MSc students of Womens Health. I’ve briefly touched on Caterpillar’s birth before…
Recognising Postnatal Depression
Evening! Just a very quick post tonight to share some useful graphics I’ve been sent recently. Regular readers will know I am very passionate about raising awareness of Perinatal Mental Illness after suffering from Postnatal…
Scary Anger: My PPD story – Guest Post by Samoina at PPD Island
Thanks for your comments on last week’s post about how tricky going back to work can be after having a family. This week we have Samoina from PPD Island sharing a really personal story of…