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“You have cancer”​ – Guest Post By Elizabeth Gross

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…

Posted in Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 40 Comments January 22, 2016 by

How Do You Self-Care?

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…

Posted in Anxiety, Motherhood 28 Comments January 20, 2016October 29, 2017 by Laura

Who Am I Now? Identity After Motherhood

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…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Recovery 32 Comments December 21, 2015 by

Introducing Caterpillar Corner

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…

Posted in Blogging, Caterpillar Corner, Motherhood 33 Comments December 16, 2015 by

The Big Decision

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…

Posted in Motherhood, Recovery 50 Comments November 19, 2015 by

A Thank You Note

It’s been quite a week for The Butterfly Mother.  I’ve been lucky enough to be chosen as one of the star posts on three different awesome linkys. It’s pretty nerve-wracking to share my PND experiences outside…

Posted in Blogging, Motherhood 2 Comments September 8, 2015 by

Does parenting impact happiness?

Postpartum Progress shared a really interesting article today about how the first year of having a child can impact your general happiness. I decided to share it and my response to it here. I’d really…

Posted in Motherhood 4 Comments August 13, 2015 by

The Power of Peer Support

They say it takes a village to raise a child but, in 2015, where the hell is our village? Many cultures around the world celebrate the birth of a new member of their community by…

Posted in Depression, Motherhood 29 Comments April 28, 2015 by

A Love Letter

 Dear Little Caterpillar  I thought of you for a long time, way before you were a cell, or an egg or even a twinkle in Daddy’s eye. Way before I knew Daddy.   I dreamed of you when I…

Posted in Motherhood, Recovery 52 Comments April 24, 2015July 28, 2016 by Laura

Great Expectations

Nothing demonstrates my skewed expectations of early motherhood better than a message I sent to my best friend actually asking her if she enjoyed changing nappies. This is one of the few texts I’d been…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood 11 Comments April 9, 2015 by

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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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