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10Sep

Some Days Hang Heavier than Others: Living with Baby Loss

Anna Mae

bereavement, grief, loss, motherhood

Relationships

Poet and author Anna Mae reflects on the devastating and life-long impact of losing her baby at five months
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11Jul

Enjoying Outdoor Activities with a Newborn

Clare Winton

birth, motherhood, nature, parenting

Body

Activities that you loved pre-pregnancy might feel impossibly daunting once your baby is here. Clare Winton offers her practical advice for getting back outdoors with a newborn
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25Sep

Losing My Child to University

Sarah Meadows

change, family, identity, midlife, motherhood, mothers, parenthood, parenting, parents, student, university

Therapists

Children leaving for university symbolises a big time of change for parents, too. Sarah Meadows shares her experience of the complex feelings related to her child leaving home, as well as what has helped for her
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14Sep

As a CAMHS Child Psychotherapist, Here Are the Common Difficulties I See in Children

Alexander Gray

children, family, fatherhood, motherhood, parenting

Therapists

The mental health of children and teens is often of huge concern to their parents. CAMHS Clinician and psychotherapist Alexander Gray offers his advice to parents
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31Aug

How to Manage Feeling Guilty as a Parent

Anna Mathur

family, fatherhood, guilt, motherhood, mothers, parenting, shame, tips

Relationships

Is feeling guilty just part of parenting? Psychotherapist and author Anna Mathur doesn't think it has to be. Here's her three-step guide for managing guilt and warding off shame
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28Jun

Book of the Month: Matrescence by Lucy Jones

Louise Chunn

bookofthemonth, books, change, identity, motherhood, mothers, parenting, pregnancy, women

Mind

We're thrilled to announce our June Book of the Month is Matrescence by Lucy Jones. Drawing on research and personal experience, Jones shines a light on one of the most dramatic changes in a human life: becoming a mother
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30Mar

Book of the Month: Parenting for Humans by Dr Emma Svanberg

Dr Emma Svanberg

bookofthemonth, books, childhood, children, family, fatherhood, identity, motherhood, mothers, parenthood, parenting, parents

Relationships

Welldoing's Book of the Month for March is Parenting for Humans by Dr Emma Svanberg. Not your usual parenting book, it focuses on you as a parent, who you are, which stories have influenced you, and what scripts you might be following
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25Jan

My Top 5 Tips for Positive Body Image Postpartum

Ashley Verma

body, bodyimage, exercise, health, motherhood, mothers, postnataldepression, tips

Body

Many women understandably struggle to feel themselves as they were pre-pregnancy after birth. Former dancer, now fitness instructor and mum Ashley Verma shares the 5 body image tips that helped her postpartum
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11Jan

How Counselling Helped My Relationship and Postnatal Sex Life

Clio Wood

body, couple, experienceoftherapy, motherhood, mothers, PND, postnataldepression, relationships, sex, women

Relationships

Clio Wood's postnatal mental health was having a significant knock-on effect with her relationship and sex life. Here she shares about how counselling helped her get back on track.
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07Dec

What New Mums Need to Know: Why Maternal Mental Health Matters

Miriam Christie

birth, body, motherhood, mothers, PND, postnataldepression, pregnancy

Mind

Maternal health advocate Clio Wood and counsellor Miriam Christie were both inspired by their pregnancy and traumatic birth experiences to support other mums – in this interview with Alice McGurran they share what they want new mums to know.
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