Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
There are so many things I’ve struggled to adjust to since becoming a parent – managing my frustration, dealing with tiredness, learning some patience (disclaimer: I haven’t cracked any of these yet!) and riding the…
Thank you so much to Elizabeth for kicking off the My Mountain series last week, and thanks to all of you for reading and for your lovely, supportive comments. This week we have Min from Single…
Forget night feeds, tantrums and potty training – my number one parenting struggle is trying to navigate the constantly conflicting emotions that any mum or dad faces every single day. This is the side of…
Welcome to the first week of My Mountain; a series of guest posts about the biggest challenges we face as parents. I’ve been overwhelmed by the positive response to my request and can’t wait to…
I’ve touched on self-care several times previously but today I thought I’d share the (sometimes) random activities I partake in as a means of looking after my emotional wellbeing. Self-care is important for everyone but…
I never wanted to give my son a dummy and I certainly didn’t want to give him one at only five days old. It was a habit I was determined not to start. But, much…
This post was originally written as a guest post for Mum Plus Business, a website dedicated to helping mums set up their own business or move into flexible working. You expect a great deal to change when…
I began this blog to share my experiences of PND and my recovery journey, and to help others who may be suffering, and this will remain the key focus for my writing. However, I have…
*Trigger warning: this review contains reference to suicidal thoughts.* What strikes me most when reading the heart-wrenching anthology Mothering Through the Darkness is how indiscriminate Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders really are. They can, and…
During the summer, at the time when anxiety had reared it’s ugly head again, I found myself crying in the kids section of Next. I was early for work and had gone in to spend…