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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

Seven Things I’ve Learnt From Our First Maternity Bereavement & Mental Health Course

Last week Sarah of Lotus Petal Family Support & I hosted our first awareness event for perinatal mental health.  We teamed up with baby loss support organisation From My Womb To My Heart to create…

Posted in Advocacy, Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Depression, Learning, Motherhood, Peer Support, Recovery 2 Comments November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 by Laura

End Silence & Stigma – Baby Loss & Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Course

Five years ago I thought Postnatal Depression and miscarriage were awful things that happened to other people. I was healthy with no history of mental health problems and I conceived my son quickly and easily.…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Learning, Peer Support, Pregnancy, Recovery 0 comments September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 by Laura

Gratitude – A Guest Post By Wanderlust & Wetwipes

Thanks so much for everyone who read and shared last week’s My Mountain post from Coffee With Katie.  Today we have Emma from Wanderlust & Wetwipes talking about practicing gratitude which is something I feel personally…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Learning, Lifestyle, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Tips 0 comments August 18, 2017August 14, 2017 by Laura

How To Survive Pregnancy Sickness – Guest Post By Coffee With Katie

I’m excited to have some new guest bloggers coming up, sharing their parenting struggles as part of the My Mountain series. Today I’m sharing a post from Katie at Coffee With Katie.   Last time I…

Posted in Birth & Miscarriage, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Peer Support, Pregnancy, Tips 1 Comment August 11, 2017August 12, 2017 by Laura

An Open Letter To BBC Panorama

Dear BBC Panorama Just over four years ago I gave birth to my son, we were both completely healthy. Eight weeks later I was suicidal. What began as a hormone crash had escalated to severe…

Posted in Anxiety, Debate, Depression, Film, Lifestyle, Pregnancy, Recovery 0 comments July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 by Laura

Anyone Can Be A Mother? Fertility May Have Challenged Us, But We Are Stronger Because Of It

I’m really pleased to be hosting a brave and inspiring post from Kelly-Anne at Mimi Rose & Me today, about a topic that has become really close to my heart during the last year…  …

Posted in Birth & Miscarriage, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Peer Support, Pregnancy 1 Comment June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 by Laura

What Is Perinatal OCD & Why Don’t Our Doctors Understand It?

Last week the inspiring Dr Carrie Ladd (RCGP fellow and developer of the Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit – read more here) invited Sarah and I to speak to a large group of local GPs about…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 7 Comments February 16, 2017August 5, 2017 by Laura

Five Tips For Talking About Mental Health

Telling someone you have a mental health issue can be very frightening. I’m not talking about blogging or advocating and walking on Westminster – I’m talking about reaching out to a friend or a family…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Peer Support, Recovery 5 Comments February 1, 2017January 31, 2017 by Laura

Anxiety Cheat Sheet

Last week on #pndhour we discussed the ups and downs of recovery from Perinatal Mental Illness. One of the most frustrating things about getting better is that just when you think you’re making lots of…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Peer Support, Pregnancy, Recovery 2 Comments January 18, 2017May 16, 2018 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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