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Phenomenal Treats For Your Best Friend In Life

No matter who your best friend is – another mother in the school playground, your spouse, your sibling, someone who you’ve known for years from a past place of employment or even an older relative,…

Posted in Relationships 0 comments January 24, 2020 by Laura

Celebrating Love, And Why You Should Do So More Often

Love deserves to be celebrated, in all of its forms. Love for your family, love for your job, love for your significant other, and especially love for yourself. And if you can celebrate the love…

Posted in Relationships 0 comments January 15, 2020 by Laura

Six

Dear Caterpillar In many ways the last year has flown by so quickly. How can you possibly be six already?  How can you be in your last term of Year One?  My baby is no…

Posted in Motherhood, Pregnancy, Relationships 2 Comments April 27, 2019April 26, 2019 by Laura

Five Ways To Bond With Your Five Year Old

I’ve written at length about my struggles during Caterpillar’s early days and what I found useful when it came to bonding with him as a small baby.  Today I want to share more about our…

Posted in Learning & Play, Motherhood, Relationships, Tips 4 Comments June 5, 2018 by Laura

Five

Dear Caterpillar There’s a reason I love taking time for reflection and it’s this; if I hadn’t paused to consider this post I’m not sure I would have realised that the last year has easily…

Posted in Motherhood, Relationships 0 comments April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 by Laura

For My Son On Mother’s Day

Dear Caterpillar On 10th March 2013 your daddy gave me my first ever Mother’s Day card, even though you were still living inside me. I had big dreams for motherhood, big expectations. With your arrival we…

Posted in Birth & Miscarriage, Motherhood, Relationships 2 Comments March 10, 2018 by Laura

Five Tips For Bonding With Your Baby Whilst Suffering From Postnatal Depression & Anxiety

Bonding can be very difficult if you’re a new mum suffering from Postnatal Depression and Anxiety.  It’s a common myth that all mums with PND struggle with bonding; this isn’t the case and bonding issues shouldn’t be…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Depression, Motherhood, Peer Support, Relationships, Tips 15 Comments February 13, 2018April 19, 2018 by Laura

My Three-year old Is Jealous Of The New Baby – Guest Post From Carmen at Wellington World Travels

Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges.  Today we have travel blogger Carmen from Wellington World Travels…   One night, I was crying while holding my baby girl in…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Relationships, Tips 1 Comment February 9, 2018February 6, 2018 by Laura

My Adopted Son Taught Me Everything About Parenting – Guest Post From The Elephant Mum

Welcome to the first My Mountain guest post of 2018.  This series has been one of my favourite parts of the blog for the last couple of years and I’m looking forward to bringing you even more…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Relationships 1 Comment January 5, 2018January 4, 2018 by Laura

Quality Time: Don’t Forget to Check In – Guest Post by Samara Kamenecka

I so appreciate the honesty of this week’s My Mountain guest writer – Samara Kamenecka – as she candidly discusses the pressure a new baby can put on your relationship. I’ve always been a glass-is-half-full kind…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Relationships 0 comments September 22, 2017September 21, 2017 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to two hilarious & challenging kids aged 10 & 4. Here you can find 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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