Support, advice, and resources for mums struggling with postpartum challenges, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, stress, and mental wellbeing.
Are you worried your parenting “fails” will traumatise your children? A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend that really stopped me in my tracks. She was telling me about something that happened when her son was little. One day, he bit her, and she jokingly said, “You bite like a giraffe.” …
They say ‘it takes a village’, but it seems there are no villages anymore! Motherhood is not all sunshine and rainbows. Especially in this day and age – being a mum can feel incredibly hard and isolating. You’re exhausted, feeding your baby constantly, and juggling the endless list of chores. You love your baby more than …
50% of new mums battle postnatal depression in silence – and many don’t even recognise the condition. To put it another way, approximately every other mum leaves the hospital silently struggling. When I say this is a lot, it doesn’t quite capture the weight of it. It’s a scary lot. An alarming lot. Especially because …
When I was struggling with postpartum depression (also known as PPD or PND), I didn’t feel like myself anymore. It was like something took over my thoughts. I was constantly on edge, constantly anxious and agitated. I’d go through the motions: feed the baby, change the baby, try to smile when visitors came… but inside, …
Exhausted. Emotional. Struggling to feel like yourself after having a baby. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Millions of new mums experience postnatal depression or face challenges with their mental health after having a baby. I know exactly how it feels, because I’ve been there. And over the years, I’ve developed a simple, powerful …
It was a quiet evening in Duxbury, Massachusetts, when a family’s world was shattered in ways most of us can barely imagine. Lindsay Clancy allegedly strangled her three young children, Cora (5), Dawson (3), and baby Callan (8 months) while in the grip of severe postpartum mental illness. Her husband had only stepped out for …
