2018 Highlights
2018 has been my favourite year since becoming a mum and recovering from postnatal depression, anxiety & OCD five and a half years ago. I feel the strongest and happiest I’ve ever felt since that…
Category: Recovery
Wishes for 2019
The biggest aim of The Butterfly Mother is, and always has been, to help other mums going through PND, Postnatal Anxiety, Postnatal OCD or any other mental health issues. However, every once in a while…
Five Anxiety Recovery Goals
It’s the time of year when many of us are making plans and thinking about our goals for 2019. But when you’re struggling with Anxiety, thinking even a few minutes into the future, let alone…
Evening Routine For Anxiety Recovery
Thank you to everyone who downloaded my morning routine printable. Routine was a really big part of my recovery from Anxiety and today I want to share the next printable in this series – Evening…
Morning Routine For Anxiety Recovery
I found routine incredibly important during Anxiety recovery. I wrote here about all the benefits of routine when you’re struggling with Anxiety, Depression or OCD – 5 Reasons Why Routine Improves Your Mental Health –…
Intrusive Thoughts – Five Quick Tips
Intrusive thoughts were one of the worst symptoms I experienced when I had Postnatal Anxiety & OCD. They were so violent and abhorrent in nature they caused me huge distress and left me questioning who…
Reliving The Pain – Guest Post By Emma Rowson
Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges and how they face them. Today’s post is from Emma at www.emma-r.com. The pure joy of uttering those magical words; “I’m…
Anxiety Help – The Traffic Light Technique
Today I’m sharing the very first Anxiety management technique I was taught right in the midst of my Perinatal Mental Health breakdown. I’d never experienced Anxiety before and had no idea what was going on…
Anxiety – How To Get Space Between You & Your Illness
One of the most important things to learn during Anxiety recovery is how to get space between your anxious mind and your true self. Obviously, when facing physical illness it’s easy to differentiate between your…
Seven Ways PND Has Made Me A Better Mum
Postnatal Depression & Anxiety made me believe that not only was I a terrible mum, I was also a terrible human. A monster. A useless waste of oxygen and a burden on my family. Violent…