When I launched the pilot for Overcome the Overwhelm… I kept getting messages from my friends saying… “I’m loving what you’re doing and I’m so tempted myself… except I don’t have the time to commit”. …. The great thing is… you only literally need 5 minutes a day to make a significant change to […]
When I became ill many years ago with PND, I was convinced I had a physical illness such as cancer because my body felt so broken. I had no energy in my legs and arms – they felt so fatigued. My whole body felt completely crippled. I spent ages googling symptoms of cancer as I […]
I’ve been supporting parents for almost the last 10 years both in a voluntary and private capacity. What I witness so often with my clients, my peers and am aware of my own issues is the overload. Here’s what I believe the overload to be… Plate spinning Balancing act Juggling priorities Keeping ‘on top’ of everything […]
I’ve been working with an increasing number of women feeling really overwhelmed, frazzled and like they’re just not coping. They feel anxious, guilty, fed up, resentful, tired and just generally overloaded. In 2015 I discovered a quick (if not weird looking) tool to help me called EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique – also known as tapping). […]
So your thinking about getting a doula? But have no idea where to start? Read on… this post is for you…. Where to find a doula? Like all other services – here’s some ideas…. Word of mouth is a great place to start – ask your friends, ask on facebook/social media, maybe check […]
In a time where intervention rates are ridiculously high (63% at NHS Lothian – details from an FOI request – what percentage of births are induced/augemented/forceps/ventous/c-section – a rise in 12% in the last 5 years…. ) In a time where adverse events in maternity care are very high In a time where […]
I love working with midwives – I have so many positive relationships I’ve formed with the local midwifery community and via twitter and other social media platforms. I love that partnership approach and working side by side. I often feel defensive for some of the midwives I work with too – workloads, challenging case-loads and being able […]
If you’re reading this post and this is you – then I’m sorry and I hope it doesn’t trigger you in any way. Many of us, including myself, didn’t get the birth that we wanted – the birth that we had hoped for and visualised – I’d class us as having birth disappointment or birth […]
Nothing can prepare you for this! It’s a hurricane! The hardest job in the world! I didn’t sleep for months… the sleep deprivation really knocked me… I was exhausted, tired, fed up, stressed…. breastfeeding was horrific – it didn’t work for me… it’s relentless…. Does parenting really need to be like this? Does it need […]
A weekend was spent with, what I strongly believe to be, the most influential people working in Perinatal Mental Health and I’ve come back feeling inspired, motivated and know that what I’m doing is there to make the biggest of differences to expectant and new parents. Many of us volunteer for grass-root, peer support organisations […]