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…
Tag: mindfulness
Mindfulness: Five Daily Techniques For Anxiety Recovery
Practising mindfulness and learning how to be present was a huge tool for me during Anxiety recovery. Anxiety thrives on future worries; if you take the future out of the equation and live in the…
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…
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…
Creative Kids: The Perfect Craft for Non-Crafty People
Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and the art, craft & messy play activities they get up to with their kids. Today I’m sharing an absolute classic paper craft that definitely deserves a…
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 &…
The Benefits Of Meditation
I had never even heard of the word mindfulness before my son’s birth in 2013. I thought meditation was for monks and hippies and had nothing to do with real life. Fast-forward a few weeks…
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…
Five Reasons Why Routine Can Improve Your Mental Health
We’re now a full week into 2018 and I couldn’t be happier about that. I mentioned last week about the struggles I experience during the “crimbo limbo” and how by the time New Year’s Eve…
Three Christmas Card-Making Ideas
My arty side has always been restricted to writing, not art or crafting. I’m messy and can’t draw or paint for toffee however during my feverish exploration of self-care ideas during the last five years…