Breaking the silence: Beating the enemy

For me, the enemy of PND is silence. Here’s why. This isn’t the first time I’ve […]

Has Maternal Mental Illness Destroyed My Faith?

“Even when it feels like there is no-one holding me – be still, my soul, […]

“I have Postnatal Depression”…words I never expected to hear myself say. But 2 1/2 years […]

Last year, before I was diagnosed with PND I saw a Dr. who suggested I […]

This day last year I was a very different person. Today I turn 34 and […]

From the moment our little ones are born, parents start to worry about them. From […]

PND has, at times, really stretched my relationships with others – I will post more […]

There are many emotions and feelings that have passed through my mind and into my […]

As I begin, let me state plainly – I am an advocate for Perinatal Mental […]

Many of you have been asking me this question, so I thought I’d post about […]

This has been a hard week. I’ve been blogging a lot recently and I’ve been […]

I’ve come to smile about the fact that my antenatal/postnatal story is not one that […]

I haven’t mentioned much about this before, but one of the physical consequences of Postnatal […]

I love Easter, it is, perhaps, my favourite of all the events in the Christian calendar. From all […]

It’s Easter Saturday, or Holy Saturday – the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, […]

There are many weeks when I have been found cheering that we’ve finally reached Friday […]

“I have been very unwell” – words that came into my head about 3 weeks […]

One of the most prevalent symptoms of PND, for me, has been anxiety. Before now, […]

I never do this! Despite having given countless sermons and talks over the years, I […]

There is no such thing as the ‘perfect mum’. But Postnatal Depression has made me […]