“Real, amazing growth happens when you get to the other side of hurt and pain.” – Leah’s Story
My husband and I started dating almost nine years ago now and he made me his wife on…
“So many emotions were surfacing and making it all so overwhelming.” -Amelie’s Story
On the 21st of March 2016, I birthed our pink bundle of joy: Poppy Willow. She was the most chill and most alert 3 and a half kilos baby girl with her grey eyes already wide open to the world. All the professionals involved…
“What did it mean if I felt that my mental health was robbing me of more children?” – Leah’s Story
If you think back to the first times you started daydreaming of growing up and having a family then it’s most likely that if you wanted to have kids when you grew up then you could have said exactly how many you wanted. Me?…
“We aren’t born knowing all the answers” – Naomie’s Story
The shattered illusion of motherhood and becoming my own superhero. Is this my new normality? Will it be like this forever? Will I ever get back to that place I once called home? Being a mum is incredibly hard work. Fact. No one really…
Help Your Little One Come Into The World Feeling Calm
Our little one seconds after he entered the world Did you know that your little one’s subconscious is forming as early as in utero? I am writing to share tools and resources connecting back to the subconscious, so both you and your little one…
“I was in uncharted territory as a new mom trying to make all of the pieces of my old life fit back together” – Jackie’s Story
“You have to get spiritual.” Upon hearing the word “spiritual”, I stared blankly at my new therapist with my hands folded on my bulging belly. I’ve just listed the reasons why I sit on her couch at seven months pregnant and her response didn’t…
“I thought to myself, ‘Shouldn’t I be happy? Aren’t people ecstatic at having a baby?'” – Allison’s Story
In April of 2018, I was living my best life. Everything was perfect. Finally. Months before, I’d gotten up the courage to leave a prestigious but soul-numbing eight year career at a major oil company. I was just finishing up my first year as…
“I lived virtually encased in a cocoon of fear, pain and despair” – Amy’s Story
For six long months in 2018 I lived virtually encased in a cocoon of fear, pain and despair at the bottom of a deep, dark well. My bright, happy son had just turned 18 months old so at the time I figured I was…
“Where were the laughs and the joy that babies are supposed to bring to their new parents?” – Janine’s Story
That is a person with Post Natal Depression and Anxiety Bet you didn’t expect that did you? What does ‘depression’ look like? This week is Maternal Mental Health Week and it’s taken a lot for me to pluck up the courage to share my…
“No amount of suffering is too small to seek help.” – Kayla’s Story
Since I was about 24, I’ve been living with anxiety disorder that presents in different ways. I’ve gone through significant panic disorder and generalized anxiety because of it. When I got pregnant, I knew these experiences upped my odds of postpartum mental illness, as…
“You deserve to be healthy and happy just as much as your baby does.” – Linda’s story
My whole life I knew one thing for sure : I wanted to be a mom someday. Lucky for my husband and I, we got pregnant very quickly; but little did I know nothing would prepare me for the things I’d experience once our…