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Emma Svanberg, Perinatal Clinical Psychologist

5 min read

Understanding separation destress

Why does my baby or child get so upset when I leave him/her? Why do I find it so difficult to leave him/her? Why does something which...

5 yogic breaths to keep your family calm and in control

sarajanecampin

4 min read

5 yogic breaths to keep your family calm and in control

Have you ever instructed a tantruming child to calm down? Or maybe you can see your child is on the edge of a break down it but don’t...

A 'Transition Triangle': tips to shape support for your little one's start/return to school/nursery

Dr Abigail Wright

5 min read

A 'Transition Triangle': tips to shape support for your little one's start/return to school/nursery

Preparing for your little one to start or return to an education setting can bring a mix of emotions for a caregiver. In addition, to...

How to ease anxiety through the power of touch

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...

How to tame your anxiety when your child won't eat

Natalia Stasenko

3 min read

How to tame your anxiety when your child won't eat

Whenever you see your child ignoring new food, you may feel a particular feeling rushing through your body. It can be slightly different...

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...

Mum Rage & the Mental Load – What Helps?

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...

Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist

1 min read

Your 3 Step Plan to Uncertainty

In the midst of all this great change and uncertainty, we need a plan! Even when there is so much outside of our control there are always...

Finding motherhood hard isn’t your fault and how to empower yourself

Lucy Higgins

5 min read

Finding motherhood hard isn’t your fault and how to empower yourself

Working with women who are mothers I feel privileged to have a front row seat into their inner world. The added pressures that mothers...

The cornerstone of mental health for mothers is self-care: 5 ways to make yourself a priority

Charlotte Lewis

3 min read

The cornerstone of mental health for mothers is self-care: 5 ways to make yourself a priority

Being a mother is the best reason you’ll ever have to take care of yourself. It’s important to nourish yourself in order to pour that...

Preparing for the rollercoaster of summer (amidst a global pandemic, AGAIN!)

Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist

4 min read

Preparing for the rollercoaster of summer (amidst a global pandemic, AGAIN!)

Summer is finally here and the sunny weather is spreading the good news like wild fire! After the enormous squeeze of the beginning of...

Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist

1 min read

3 Practices to Boost Confidence

If living in lockdown has dented your self-confidence, you are in excellent company. Living in our own little bubble, life has contracted...

Parenting a child with allergies: how to manage your anxiety

Emma Amoscato

4 min read

Parenting a child with allergies: how to manage your anxiety

As I watched my son totter around the playgroup, I couldn't pay attention to what the other mums were saying as my eyes were scanning the...

How to support a worried child when you feel anxious too

Chloe Bedford

3 min read

How to support a worried child when you feel anxious too

These are anxious times, for us and for them. Anxieties that perhaps you thought were long gone have raised their head over the last 12...

How to create a more playful family home

Suzy Mizrahi, Development Psychologist

4 min read

How to create a more playful family home

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing" - George Bernard SHAW Do you believe in magic? One of...

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