Having a new baby is very exciting but your older child may worry about what all the changes may mean to them as for the last year or two they have probably been the centre of your universe so it’s a good idea to prepare them for this exciting new arrival. Here’s my Amazon best selling […]
My interview with Gurgle Hey, New Mum, meet Guilt. Guilt will be moving in for a while (well, indefinitely), and you two will be well acquainted in no time. Rather like your newborn, (seriously, if you don’t decide on a name soon, this child will start thinking it is […]
It goes without saying that these are very challenging times for pregnant and new born mums. I am doing a Instagram Live with Bloom Classes to offer some practical tips during this lock down but for advice and support that is designed to help you find the latest information and answers to any questions you […]
I was pleased to read that Mums with or at risk of mental health problems should receive extra support at all stages of pregnancy and beyond according to updated NHS guidelines. They come a fortnight after the bodies of Charlotte Bevan, 30, and her four-day-old daughter Zaani were found in the Avon Gorge after they […]
I was delighted to have been asked for my tips for The Sun newspaper about feeling isolated as a Mum after Stacey Solomon finally left her house FOUR WEEKS after giving birth to baby Rex. She’s not alone as Adele also struggled with fears and anxieties about leaving the safety of home after having a […]
Mark Williams is an International Fathers’ Mental Health Campaigner, Speaker, Trainer and Author as well as founder of @fathersreaching and Inspirational Father of the Year 2012. I spoke to Mark about his own struggles with mental health, especially around the birth of his first child. I explore the reality of fathers suffering from Post Natal Depression and what […]
I’m honoured to be speaking at The House of Commons again. This time I’m speaking on ‘The Effects of PND on Family Relationships And The Importance of Parenthood Education.’ I love Adele and seeing her live in Concert is on my Bucket List. I’m really glad that she has spoken out about suffering from PND […]
I have recently been working with a lovely Mum who has two children aged 6 and 3. She’s been having problems with setting up consistent boundaries around her children due to her constant nagging feelings of guilt over suffering from Post Natal Depression with her first child 6 years ago. She is not uncommon. Lots of Mums suffer […]
I remember arriving at Mayday Hospital at 3.15 am after my waters broke with my first baby – excited, terrified and uncertain about what was happening to me. The midwives who helped reassure me, looked after me and helped me deliver (2 weeks early) my son Will into this world, with his little police helmet head after […]
I work with many Mums who have suffered post natal depression and still battle the guilty feelings often years later. I help them heal, move forward and let go of those negative and destructive past emotions. We are conditioned to believe that the attachment between mothers and babies will be instant, unbreakable and natural but […]
I was really moved to watch a sporting hero of mine Freddie Flintoff talking about Depression – we need more people to open up and discuss this very real problem so people feel supported, nurtured and understood. Watch it here on BBC i player http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019gbpk/Freddie_Flintoff_Hidden_Side_of_Sport/ Flintoff: Depression is crippling… I cried in front of my […]
I often work with people who feel at times helpless to change their current circumstances, or feel trapped, or that there is no-one who can help. Depression often follows anger and helplessness where I find the parent is literally beating themselves up. Many times people that suffer from depression are extremely intelligent, very sensitive and […]
I was having a cupcake and a chat with my 16 year old daughter in the new local coffee shop in Lingfield when this article caught our eye in The Daily Express about the highly controversial story line in Eastenders on BBC1 about cot death, bereavement, mental illness and post natal depression. I have always […]
