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Winter Self-care for Mums
As we continue through the winter months, darker nights and colder days and after the business of the Christmas and New Year period, self...
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Andrew Waddell
5 min read
A new generation of dads - helping dads define & embody their new identities
Today's generation of men are radically redefining what it means to be a Dad. But a times it can feel challenging and lonely.
Dr Erica Bowen
4 min read
How to ease anxiety through the power of touch
I’ve battled with anxiety since I was a child. It wasn’t until I had my son, nearly 14 years ago however that I was ‘treated’, through...
sarajanecampin
6 min read
Dads Matter: Support for Dad
I created the Nourish app after struggling with my mental health & wellbeing in parenthood, both as a new mum and in juggling the...
Silke Thistlewood
4 min read
Expectations vs. reality in motherhood
I'd always imagined I'd be the kind of mum that would go for jogs with baby in the pram. Honestly, that was one of the main images in my...
Sara Campin
4 min read
Loneliness in motherhood: ways to embrace vulnerability & find meaningful connection
There is so much shame associated with loneliness isn't there? It really plays to that voice of "I'm not good enough". And yet we ALL...
Laura Dickerson
5 min read
Life After Birth: a real account of the transition to motherhood after birth trauma
January 1st 2022. I’m about to swim at a cold water charity event to raise money for maternal mental health. Water temperature 14...
Dr Andrew Mayers
8 min read
Why Maternal Mental Health Matters
This week (2-8th May) is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week – a week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental illness while...
Kathryn Di Virgilio
3 min read
It’s OK not to find parenthood blissful (dealing with shame)
Motherhood comes with a lot of expectations. The image that so many women have is of a content and happy mum cradling a sleeping baby....
Nicky Lowe
7 min read
Should I stay or should I go? 7 self-coaching questions to help you navigate work vs motherhood.
When stepping back fails. A year after having my first child I returned to work and just a few months later I found myself in my doctor’s...
Michaela Thomas, Clinical Psychologist
4 min read
Surviving parenthood as a couple - ways to nurture your relationship EVERY day, not just Valentine's
Parenting is hard. The first few years after becoming parents is the most challenging time for couples across the lifespan of their...
Chloe Bedford
4 min read
Children’s Mental Health: Signs your child is struggling & what to do about it
This week is Children’s Mental Health week, and with 1 in 6 children aged 5 -16 showing symptoms of a probable mental health problem,...
Elliott Rae
5 min read
Dads mental health & the pressures on the modern Dad - An interview with Elliott Rae
Recent research shows that 1 in 10 new dads will experience some symptoms of postnatal depression and 39% of expectant dads are concerned...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist
2 min read
Simple self-care when you have ZERO TIME
It can be hard at the best of times to squeeze in nourishing practices but when we need it the most that’s when it can feel literally...
Dot Zacharias, Sleep & Yoga Nidra Coach
4 min read
How to slow down this Christmas
Does Christmas feel frenetic in your family? While the excitement is joyous, too much of it can be exhausting. These winter months are a...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist
1 min read
Simple Strategies to Dial Down Worry
We live in worrying times and while anxiety is a very normal response to the current uncertainty we find ourselves in - yet again (!), we...
Dr Caroline Boyd
5 min read
Mum Rage & the Mental Load – What Helps?
Feeling stressed? Exhausted and irritable? Raging silently? If the answer to any of these is Yes, then you may also be wondering how...
Emma Cottam, Founder of Isabella & Us
4 min read
How to grow into motherhood and be the best version of you
Motherhood - every aspect of our lives fundamentally change and in some ways we no longer feel aligned to who we where before that...
Diana Spellman
4 min read
Does your home cause you mess stress?
Back in the Summer of 2019, my mess stress had reached a point where I knew something had to change. I resented all the time I was...
Chloe Bedford
4 min read
Why therapy isn’t always the answer
Such a controversial idea, especially from a psychologist! I know! I often hear that people have been told to access therapy by those...
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