Posts from other mums who would like to share their stories to offer hope, inspire and raise awareness
This is a guest blog written by my husband, John, in aid of Mental Health Awareness Week. After supporting me through my maternal mental illness he went on to develop depression, here for the first time publicly he shares his experience .... Supporting a partner that is suffering from a mental illness is hard, I'm… Continue reading “I Developed Depression After Supporting My Wife Through PND” Guest Blog
In aid of Mental Health Awareness Week, I have a blog post written by a special friend. Here she shares how speaking to her friends helped her with her depression and made her feel more supported. Thank you so much for sharing xxx It's hard to sum up a lifetime of depression in one blog,… Continue reading Guest Blog – Opening Up About Depression
Monday 1st May marks the start of the first ever Maternal Mental Health Week run by the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership Over the coming week we will be sharing details about the various services available in Essex and how you can access them, some guest blog posts and information regarding maternal mental health. Please feel… Continue reading Maternal Mental Health Matters May 2017
Recently my husband wrote a guest blog with a couple of tips for partners supporting a new mum through postnatal depression. Following on from that I sat down and chatted with my mum about what it was like from her perspective. I didn't realise I was unwell for the first 6 months, then I hid… Continue reading When Your Daughter Has Postnatal Depression…
It's Fathers Day here in the UK, I spoke in my previous blog post about Dads who are struggling with postnatal depression; but what about the Dads supporting Mums with PND? Supporting someone through mental illness is difficult and its important that you also have someone to speak to for support. Today's post has been written… Continue reading Supporting Someone Through PND – By A Dad Who’s Been There
I have a new feature that I launched on my Facebook page this week. 'Inspiring Mums Monday' The aim is for mums to share their stories, quotes or messages to help other mums during their recovery. I want to show others that they aren't alone while going through a perinatal mental illness, that their voices… Continue reading Inspiring Mums Monday
This is something I've been thinking about for a while, the partners & people supporting us with PND. How is this experience for them, and what help do they have or wish they had? During my recovery I've been reflecting a lot about the past 3 years, and having conversations with my husband about our… Continue reading PND From My Partners Perspective
Author of "Happily Ever After : My Journey with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
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Evie Canavan BEM is the award winning Co-Founder and National Coordinator of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. Having experienced Postpartum Psychosis after the birth of her son, she is a leading voice of the support families need in the perinatal period.
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