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Category: Anxiety

When Parenting Isn’t What You Imagined

There is so much I enjoy now about being Caterpillar’s mum.  At five, he’s cheeky, funny, insightful and caring and, after all my fears during the PND time, it’s lovely to be able to admit…

Posted in Anxiety, Motherhood, Peer Support, Recovery 2 Comments July 11, 2018July 13, 2018 by Laura

Natural CBD Spray For Anxiety

When I was unwell I tried so many different things to get better – I was doing everything from meditation & medication to therapy & supplements.  Because of this I’m unable to 100% identify what one…

Posted in Anxiety, Brand/Sponsored, Reviews 1 Comment July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 by Laura

CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) – Ten Things To Expect

Attending your first ever session with a therapist can be a really daunting and nerve-wracking prospect but definitely worth the trouble.  Therapy can play an extremely important role in your recovery from Anxiety, Depression or…

Posted in Advocacy, Anxiety, Recovery, Tips 2 Comments June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 by Laura

Rainbow Baby – The Struggle No One Told Me About

Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges and how they face them.  Today we have Toni joining us from Becoming Schultz, bravely sharing her story… Anyone who has had…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Recovery 0 comments May 18, 2018July 4, 2018 by Laura

Postnatal Depression & Anxiety Risk Factors

Why did I get Postnatal Depression?  Why did I develop Anxiety?  Why me?  These questions haunted me for a really long time during the latter stages of recovery.  After the initial illness begins to pass…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Recovery 0 comments May 16, 2018 by Laura

SANE’s #LetMeTalk Campaign

Talking about my mental health is the best decision I ever made.  But it wasn’t an easy one.  Depression & Anxiety try to take everything from us – our identity, our confidence, our happiness and…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Recovery 0 comments May 7, 2018May 6, 2018 by Laura

UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week

Next week (30th Apr to 6th May) is the second UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. The aim is to not only to raise awareness but to also offer lots of information and support surrounding…

Posted in Advocacy, Anxiety, Peer Support 0 comments April 25, 2018 by Laura

Is Anxiety Making You Codependent?

During a recent Facebook Live video, as part of the Anxiety Toolkit series, we were talking about support and relying too heavily on other Anxiety sufferers for reassurance and symptom management.  It’s something I’ve had…

Posted in Anxiety, Learning, Peer Support, Recovery, Tips 1 Comment April 17, 2018April 16, 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

Postnatal Depression: Returning To Work During Recovery

Returning to work, or beginning a new business venture, after you’ve had a baby can be a really tricky transition.  Throw in Postnatal Depression and Anxiety and it’s even more daunting.  But it could end…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Tips 3 Comments March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to a hilarious but challenging 5-year-old, with a second baby due in May 2019 (eeek!). I share 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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