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22.01.2022 PANDA week // This week Is Perinatal Anxiety and Depression awareness week. It is serious and very close to my heart. Over the week I will be opening up the conversation about PANDA and invite you to share your story if you want to. Let’s get real about perinatal mental illness and parenthood

20.01.2022 If you are wanting help with your children's eating habits, sleep and screen time (& reside in the Illawarra) then have a read about this trial that are looking for families.

19.01.2022 PANDA and partners // when we talk about perinatal anxiety and depression we often forget about the partners. How do partners know what to do or what to say? Where do they turn to when they don’t know how to help you? My husband has always been an amazing dad and loving support to me but on reflection he didn’t know what to do or what to say to make me feel better. I’m sure a lot of the time he didn’t want to say the wrong thing and make me feel worse. I think a lot of men ar...e the same. It can be really really bloody hard on relationships and I thank my lucky stars that we got through it together What about if your husband/partner is suffering from post partum anxiety or depression? Over the years I have seen a substantial amount of men that are just not coping with the change to parenthood. Life is different after having a baby and it takes a huge amount of adjustment. Speaking with a GP is important (who can refer on to a therapist) and organisations like @cope.org.au and @pandanational are a great starting point when looking for help.

17.01.2022 GIVEAWAY // It’s giveaway time at @coalcoastbaby in anticipation of the new Coal Coast Baby Magazine launch!! The giveaway is a collection of local businesses that have contributed to the magazine and have generously donated a special gift. I am SUPER excited to be a part of this and I’m giving away an Initial Consultation for you or your child. To enter this competition head on over to @coalcoastbaby for all the info.... Giveaway open to Coal Coast residents only.

06.01.2022 PANDA WEEK // Perinatal anxiety and depression can be debilitating. You signed up to become a mum but you didn’t sign up to feel so bad during the most precious days, months, years following the birth of your baby. There was a lot of darkness in the early months of giving birth, I still get a lump in my throat when I think about it. I didn’t want help, I didn’t even want visitors, I just wanted to sit in my bubble and read a manual on how to operate a baby and how to be a ...good mum. I had years of practice as a nanny and an aunty so why would this be any different? The reality was being a parent was really hard work. My daughter didn’t sleep (woke every 2hrs for 18mths), 2x tresillian stays, sleep consultant at home, breastfeeding issues, I was exhausted and nutritionally depleted and nothing was working. I was fortunate to have a beautiful group of women in my mothers group who’s advice I would ask for, who’s words meant a lot and who were all in the trenches with me at 2am. I still managed to walk home from mothers group along the back streets in Bondi with tears streaming down my face and not being able to understand why I couldn’t get my shit together. Why could I not find the joy in being a mother? Everyone has a different story to tell about the early stages of motherhood and every parent will experience anxiety at some stage...it’s inevitable. How do you deal with it? Who do you turn to? For me, I had an amazing GP who actioned a plan straight away, my sister and mum were also a big help and my girlfriends and mothers group were also a great sounding board. I also had a brilliant Naturopath (& friend). I didn’t always want to talk about it and I refused help a lot. The thing with perinatal anxiety and depression is that you don’t want to look like a failure so I pushed help away...all the time. What helped you? What would change or put in place if you have another baby?