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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...
Charlotte Lewis
5 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...
Dr Erica Bowen
4 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...
sarajanecampin
6 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...
Sara Campin
4 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...
Laura Dickerson
5 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...
Dr Andrew Mayers
8 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....
Kathryn Di Virgilio
3 min read

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...
Nourish
6 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,...
Chloe Bedford
4 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...
Elliott Rae
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...
Dr Caroline Boyd
5 min read

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...
Sara Campin, Founder of Nourish
1 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...
Nicky Lowe
6 min read

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...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist
1 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...
Charlotte Lewis
3 min read


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...
Emily Mills
3 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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...
Suzy Reading, Wellbeing Psychologist
1 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...
Yvonne Bignall
4 min read
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