Medication misconceptions
I like to think of myself, generally as a go with the flow kind of gal. I haven’t always been this way and there are times when I’m more ‘go’ than ‘flow’ (as in go away, run for the hills, I’m...
View ArticleA Really Big Post About Mental Health
As time has marched forward, I’ve found myself posting less and less about my mental health, namely the OCD and anxiety that I suffer. What started as one of the primary motivations for this little...
View ArticleA Huge THANK YOU + Some Mental Health Resources
Image courtesy of Marketing Pilgrim A HUGE thank you to everyone for the absolutely amazing support I’ve received since publishing the yesterdays mental health post (you can read it HERE if you haven’t...
View ArticleTHIS Is What OCD Looks Like
The other week, I wrote a great big post about mental health, more specifically my experience with post natal OCD(PPOCD) (you can read that post HERE). It was very much a warts and all look inside my...
View ArticleMy Experience With Antidepressants
I thought it was high time I posted about the ‘M’ word; Medication. Specifically anti-depressant medication. I’ve spoken about it briefly before, specifically my use of medication to manage my OCD and...
View ArticleThe ‘Good’ Mother Myth: A World Mental Health Day Post
Today, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. I‘m ashamed to admit that I didn’t actually realise it until earlier today when it popped up in my Facebook newsfeed. World Mental Health Day is an...
View ArticleThe Wean
While the word ‘wean’ probably conjures up images related to kidlets; weaning off the boob, bottle, dummy (two of which we’ve managed without bloodshed in this house.. the third might take some doing I...
View ArticleSurviving…
Then there’s the flip side to the coin. When things grind to a halt. When the hard stuff re-enters or starts to dominate the picture again. In those circumstances, thriving is replaced with something...
View ArticleNew Motherhood: What Do YOU Remember?
What are your most vivid memories of those first, heady days and weeks after your former belly dweller suddenly appeared earth side? I’ve been thinking a hell of a lot about pregnancy, birth and new...
View ArticleManaging My Mental Health In Pregnancy + Preparing For The Newborn Haze
Image found HERE It’s been awhile since I got all up in the mental health side of things which is a good thing in many ways. Sure, you may miss my witty and sparkling prose detailing the in’s and...
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