I have recently added a new counselling service for all women and their partners who have had an abortion of Pregnancy for what ever reason and who are struggling with their feelings afterwa… Read More
There is now a page on the site for Testimonials from clients. The names will not appear because of protecting individual clients confidentiality.
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Life has changed dramatically for so many of us since the start of the pandemic caused by COVID 19. Lockdown has meant a time for reflecting as well as living a totally different way of life… Read More
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Sisterhood is described as being a strong feeling of friendship and support among women who are involved in a shared activity or event. This ethos has been prevalent to all women at some tim… Read More
I was reading some posts on a counselling web site the other day and I came across a comment from a fellow counsellor. They noted that many more people are coming for counselling because of… Read More
Some of you reading this post will be pregnant and will be giving birth soon. For some, this may be your first pregnancy. I always think that maybe writing a few things down, for instance, a… Read More
When I was a midwife working on the Delivery Suite, I had to work some night shifts to ensure that the ward was covered for twenty four hours. This is usual for all nurses and midwives.
We… Read More
It is a fundamental human right that women give birth in a place that is safe and where help is at hand to assist.
We read a lot in the media about women in third world and developing countr… Read More
A considerable amount of work and research has been done on how men also can suffer from Postnatal Depression.
Like the reasons for women, it is multifactorial. Caring and supporting a part… Read More
The first mother mentioned in the Bible is, of course, Eve.
Genesis 3:20 says,
“The man called his wife’s name *Eve, because she was the mother of all living.”
Most of us… Read More
I was watching an interesting programme on BBC 2 last night, ‘The Baby has landed’. It was a documentary following six very different couples, during the later stages of pregnanc… Read More
One thing that all my experience has taught me is that every single woman is unique and experiences birth differently to the woman next to her. Yes, the physicality is broadly the same but y… Read More
You will probably remember from my last post that evidence has shown that one in four women experience some form of mental illness during the perinatal period (this relates to the period of… Read More
According to the literature and articles written on mental health in Pregnancy and Childbearing, it is very common for women to experience mental ill health for the first time. This is due t… Read More
As we come to the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th – 15th October) a time when 60 charities and groups work together to raise awareness of key issues that affect people who have lo… Read More