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Why Being Highly Sensitive Could Actually Be Your Superpower

Do you often feel too sensitive for the world around you? Overwhelmed in crowded spaces or loud environments or easily affected by other...

How to ease anxiety through the power of touch

Dr Erica Bowen

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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

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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...

Loneliness in motherhood: ways to embrace vulnerability & find meaningful connection

Sara Campin

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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...

Life After Birth: a real account of the transition to motherhood after birth trauma

Laura Dickerson

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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

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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...

It’s OK not to find parenthood blissful (dealing with shame)

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....

15 Ways to find pockets of positivity, even in tricky times

Nourish

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15 Ways to find pockets of positivity, even in tricky times

From the safety of the UK, it is hard to even imagine the fear, pain and tragedy that so many Ukrainians are experiencing right now. Our...

Children’s Mental Health: Signs your child is struggling & what to do about it

Chloe Bedford

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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

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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...

Mum Rage & the Mental Load – What Helps?

Dr Caroline Boyd

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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...

Sara Campin, Founder of Nourish

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Your 2-minute Mind Break

Sometimes it can be hard to think straight because the mind is racing so fast, we have so much going on. Try this short, grounding...

The epidemic of stress for working mothers and the three things you can do about it

Nicky Lowe

6 min read

The epidemic of stress for working mothers and the three things you can do about it

It shouldn’t surprise me but it does. I still find it hard to read the latest statistics about stress for working mothers, despite having...

What is emotional health and how do we boost it?

Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist

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What is emotional health and how do we boost it?

While it’s nice to feel happy, pressure to be happy is far from healthy and can genuinely add to our burden. Rather than a perpetual good...

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

Charlotte Lewis

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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...

Finding my feet as September sweeps in big changes for me and my family

Emily Mills

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Finding my feet as September sweeps in big changes for me and my family

I feel lost. What am I supposed to do now? Primary school beckons my baby and I feel my role shifting and changing. There’s an empty...

Tips for a calmer start to the school day

Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist

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Tips for a calmer start to the school day

Getting the kids out the door on school days is a challenge for every parent, but there are things we can do to promote collective...

Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist

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Practical ways to boost resilience

We’re all on board when it comes to resilience – we get how important it is and we are motivated to develop our capacity to bounce back,...

Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist

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3 Ways to Cope in the Moment

Life and parenting is full of tricky times and difficult moments. Whilst we can't always stop the storms from blowing, we can equip...

Why self-care is hard and how to make it easier

Yvonne Bignall

4 min read

Why self-care is hard and how to make it easier

We all have the same 24-hours per day to work with, but we don’t all have the same responsibilities. So how do we fulfil each of the...

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Wisdom, expertise and honest stories from real mums who get it.