I was recently sent a Healthy Snack WELLBOX to review #AD My mental health has been playing up recently, so much so that I have decided to give CBT a try. Whilst googling for a therapist I come across some free NHS CBT training though SilverCloud. The course can be accessed online for free to …
A post about responsibility OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) I have decided to blog about responsibility OCD, a condition that many have, but don’t talk about. I feel I haven’t opened up about this OCD as its admitting there was a difficulty within myself. Although, I’m in a better state of mind now, since Covid I …
We have had a successful Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019. I just wanted to thank everyone and update followers on the campaign for a mother and baby (MBU) unit in Wales. But before I do that, I would like to share something from Michelle Williams. The struggles that Michelle and Mark (Fathers Mental Health …
Today’s story is about life after postnatal depression. This post is written by Mel, a parent & lifestyle blogger and mum of Alice. A post for Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019 Two years after, has it really been two years since my first Postnatal Depression Post? I read that post time and time again, reliving …
An anonymous story of addiction and perinatal mental health. For Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week. This story not only highlights the need for a mother & baby unit in Wales it also shows that there is even less support for mums suffering from a dual diagnosis. I am afraid it is not just Wales …
Meet Laura, a 27 year old mum of three boys. Laura is the writer of Picture the Positive, a mental health awareness blog. In her blog she talks about life as a mum with bipolar. I am sharing this story for Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2019. I’m not going to get the best parent …
Another story highlighting our need for a Mother and Baby Unit in Wales. For Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week. 32-year-old mum of two Toni Wells, was no stranger to depression but had always managed to function and bring up her son along with her supportive partner Ieauan. It wasn’t until she was pregnant with …
Today Welsh Mummy Blogs shares a story about PND and how the NHS failed a mum in need. This story touches on a marriage that almost broke down, PTSD and fathers mental health. This is Nic Allens story for Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019. My husband Ryan and I had been trying for …
A story which highlights our need for a mother and baby unit in Wales. A Hidden Illness: My Postpartum Psychosis Story by Danielle Webber. UK Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019 On 1st April 2016, at 11.05am, I gave birth to a wonderful baby boy. When the midwife placed my baby onto my chest …
For UK Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019, Welsh Mummy Blogs will be sharing perinatal mental health stories from Wales. We hope that in doing this, we can highlight the need for a specialist mother and baby unit in Wales. Today’s story focuses on Postnatal Depression (PND.) Today I share a story bravely written by Ann Harrison-Power. …
For UK Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019, Welsh Mummy Blogs will be sharing perinatal mental health stories from Wales. I will be sharing the stories from the 29th April to 5th May 2019. After a chat with members of the Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Board of Lived Experience and Sharon Fernandez ( National Clinical …
A campaign for better perinatal mental health services for all in Wales A couple of weeks back a few mums from Wales had a meeting. We all had something in common, each one of us suffered from perinatal mental health (pmh) difficulties. You wouldn’t think it to look at us, but three of us (myself included) …