Do I need help?

Mental Health

It’s ok to not be ok   The sharp shrill of your alarm rings at dawn on another day. You roll over and hit snooze, the thoughts are there again. The feeling that something is not quite right. You find yourself asking the same questions to yourself. The...

Mental Health Awareness Week – body image – how we think and feel about our bodies

Body Confidence, Confidence

Mental Health Awareness Week – body image – how we think and feel about our bodies We had friends to stay this weekend. At one point the children were watching videos of themselves. After watching one video the nine year old exclaimed loudly and excitedly;...

Maternal Mental Health

Mental Health

Maternal Mental Health I recently met with a mother in early pregnancy. We were talking about the doula services I offer; the chat involved a lengthy discussion in which I learnt of her determination and strength in fighting for the birth she wished for in a previous...

National Infertility Week

Fertility

National Infertility Week This week is National Infertility Week. As someone who supports many couples struggling to conceive, I feel it important to raise awareness. Whilst I claim to work intuitively, I also like to back up much of what I say with statistics and...

Stress Awareness Month

Meditation and Mindfulness, Mental Health, stress

Stress Awareness Month Yesterday I walked past this tree. I noticed how entwined the branches were – like a tangled necklace. It made me think of the work I do with clients; how so often it is a case of untangling the branches to find the trunk underneath. Many people...