Supporting Partners & Support People During the Perinatal Period
Having a baby is really hard. It’s tiring, it’s emotional, it’s draining, there is a lot going on. It’s hard! Pregnancy and early parenthood are often framed around the birthing parent, but partners and support people also face their own emotional journey. Recognising and supporting them is essential — not only for their wellbeing, but […]
Anticipatory Anxiety in New Parents and Support People: The Shadow of the Past
Becoming a parent or a primary support person is a profound life transition. Alongside excitement and joy, it often brings a heavy undercurrent of worry — anticipatory anxiety. This anxiety arises as we look ahead to the unknown: the birth, the baby’s needs, managing work alongside family life, and simply the question, “Am I going […]
Back-to-School for Parents: Supporting Your Kids and Yourself
January and February are full of transitions. Whether it’s children heading back to school or parents returning to work, this period can feel like a whirlwind of emotions, logistics, and expectations. So many of our families have the same mantra ‘I can’t think about anything until the kids are back at school everything settles down!’ […]
Surviving the Christmas Comparison Trap: A Guide for Parents
Ah, Christmas. That magical time of year that’s supposed to be full of joy, wonder, and family fun. But let’s be honest—if you’re a parent of young children, it can also feel like one long stress test. Between school holidays, visiting family, decorating, planning meals, and keeping kids entertained, there’s a lot on your plate. […]
Understanding ADHD: Supporting Your Daughter Starts with Understanding Yourself
If you’re parenting a daughter who might be neurodiverse, you’ve probably found yourself wondering: Is this ADHD? Is it just personality? Is it hormones? Or is it me? ADHD can be tricky to recognise — especially in girls and women. We are hearing more and more that it often doesn’t look like the hyperactive, impulsive […]
ADHD and the Perinatal Period: What Happens When Life and Hormones Collide
For many women and people assigned female at birth, the perinatal period — pregnancy, birth, and those early months (let’s be honest, years) of parenting — brings massive changes. There’s the physical and emotional shift of pregnancy, the steep learning curve of new parenthood, and an almost constant sense of adjustment. For people with ADHD, […]
Letting Go of Guilt for Choosing a One-Child Family
For many parents, the question doesn’t end with “Are you having children?” — it quickly becomes “When are you having another?”But for some of us, the answer is simple — even if it’s not always easy to say out loud: We’re done. Whether it’s due to physical health, emotional capacity, financial reasons, mental wellbeing, relationship […]
Grieving the Child-Free Version of Myself
Why missing your old life doesn’t make you a bad parent. There’s something nobody told me before I became a mum: You might grieve the life you had before. Not because you don’t love your child — but because you loved that version of you too. The Life Before Before parenting, I had freedom.I could […]