Why Rest Matters to your Mental Health
I work in perinatal mental health. I see a lot of women struggling with perinatal anxiety, depression and rage. I also work with women during… Read More »Why Rest Matters to your Mental Health
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Rejecting the scaremongering around the menopause and working towards a positive transition.
When I got pregnant, I was “warned” that birth would be painful, that I would probably need drugs to cope, that a woman’s body is inherently… Read More »Rejecting the scaremongering around the menopause and working towards a positive transition.
Separating mothers from partners in hospital causes trauma. We need to stop doing it. Here’s why.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this. I know that it causes trauma, because I’m seeing a lot of the distress that it has caused in the… Read More »Separating mothers from partners in hospital causes trauma. We need to stop doing it. Here’s why.
“At least you have a healthy baby” and other ways to silence women traumatised at birth
“At least you have a healthy baby” and other ways to silence women traumatised at birth trigger warning : details about obstetric violence Birth trauma… Read More »“At least you have a healthy baby” and other ways to silence women traumatised at birth
Meerkats and Perinatal Mental Health: What is the one thing I do when meeting some-one who is depressed or anxious?
It’s help them to calm their brain. Picture a meerkat, up on the tips of his feet, eyes and ears peeled for danger. Red Alert.… Read More »Meerkats and Perinatal Mental Health: What is the one thing I do when meeting some-one who is depressed or anxious?
Have you written a postnatal care plan yet?
You wrote a birth plan, because birth is a big deal. But did you write a postnatal care plan? After your baby is born, your… Read More »Have you written a postnatal care plan yet?
“I’m scared I’m going to harm my baby…”
What do you say when you hear the words “I’m terrified that I’m going to harm my baby” Those words are ones that would be… Read More »“I’m scared I’m going to harm my baby…”
Pass The Bomb: who is going to contain your anxiety when you are with your newborn baby?
New parents are anxious. And according to research, they are getting more and more anxious. I often hear cases of mums unable to sleep because… Read More »Pass The Bomb: who is going to contain your anxiety when you are with your newborn baby?
Torturing new mothers and then wondering why they get mentally ill.
Torturing new mothers? Who does that? Well, as a society, we all do. I’m not kidding, I’m perfectly serious, and I’m going to stop mincing… Read More »Torturing new mothers and then wondering why they get mentally ill.
Can a two year old be traumatised?
Can a two year old be traumatised? I was asked recently how to help a two year old settle at night. The wonderful book “The… Read More »Can a two year old be traumatised?