I’m back with another instalment of the self-soothing series in which I share tools and strategies to support you when you become emotionally dysregulated. Many of us, including mothers, can become emotionally dysregulated in everyday life. Those who have experienced a lot of stress and trauma are likely to become more dysregulated more quickly, so […]
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What is Self-Soothing? The practise of self- soothing is about using strategies to soothe and calm yourself when you become emotionally charged. As humans, we all have a window of tolerance or capacity to deal with life situations. Some things can trigger us to become so dysregulated, we go beyond our window of tolerance. This
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TW – Infertility and Baby Loss Did you know, around one in seven couples may have difficulty getting pregnant? One of the reasons I believe the perinatal period begins when you first start thinking about having a baby, rather than when you conceive, is because conceiving doesn’t happen easily for everyone. Infertility can also lead
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TW – Birth Trauma What is Birth Trauma? The Birth Trauma Association describes ‘birth trauma’ as ‘a shorthand phrase for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth’. It is also used when an individual has some symptoms of PTSD, but not enough for a full diagnosis. PTSD was originally identified among veterans returning from the Vietnam
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TW – Miscarriage Whatever the circumstances, miscarriage is utterly heart-breaking. No matter how far into pregnancy, whether the baby is much longed for or a complete surprise, a loss is still a loss. Current research estimates approximately one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. When a friend or loved one experiences this kind of tragedy,
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TW – Baby Loss Pregnancy After Loss If you’re experiencing pregnancy after loss, you may find it impossible to think of it as a happy time that will result in a healthy baby. Instead, it could trigger a fresh wave of grief and become a very anxious period full of fear and worry. I’m here
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I provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), and Schema Therapy, in person and remotely via Microsoft Teams or over the phone. My work is guided by the belief that one of the best things we can do as parents is prioritise our own mental health, work through issues, and
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What Does Health Anxiety Look Like? Health Anxiety occurs when an individual is preoccupied with being seriously ill, or becoming seriously ill at some point in the future. People with health anxiety tend to be anxious a lot of the time, and more often than the average person. Health anxiety can cause a substantial impairment
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According to SAMHSA, 2014, individual trauma results from an event, or series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical social and emotional, or spiritual wellbeing. Historically, birth trauma wasn’t categorised
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It is thought that 10-20% of new parents develop Postnatal Depression. Research has even found that between a third and a half of women start to develop PND in their pregnancies (this is sometimes referred to as antenatal depression). This highlights how common depression is during this time, so you’re not alone if you have
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