Birth stories are great aren’t they? Especially when the birth experience doesn’t quite turn out the way we expect. As I hit my 287th day of pregnancy (not that anyones counting), I knew my body was giving me the middle finger by prolonging this pregnancy for as long as possible. […]
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Post Natal Depression Blog: what are the signs?
If you’ve ever wondered what mental illness ‘looks like’, here it is. This was taken in March, 2016 about two weeks before I was admitted to the mental health unit of my local hospital. What was on the menu? PND, PTSD and OCD. I was in the severe category, which pretty much means anxious and depressed as heck.
How Becoming a Mother Turned Me Batshit Crazy
Let’s take a moment to quietly reflect on the fact that there’s a little cray-cray in each one of us. Sure, lunacy is a spectrum and every mother sits somewhere on it, whether baby, toddler or teenager in tow. This, however, should be no surprise: motherhood hits you like a […]