Isolation

It’s very easy to isolate yourself from the world, but what if the world isolates you. When we last spoke I was moving to a bigger property to be closer to friends and family. But in that time I have never felt more alone. Where I live I don’t know anyone in the exact area, […]

Moving on up in a wonderful Christmas time

They say that Christmas and moving house are two of the most stressful things you can do. So what has made me decide to combine both together on top of my high stress and anxiety levels? Well in truth Im not doing it for me or my partner I’m doing it for my children. […]

Being a Parent to a Parent

How do you deal with the words…, “that’s why we have you” when looking at your frail father in hospital when you try and convince him he needs help. This is what I was faced with yesterday. My dad is currently in hospital with a biliary infection which requires him to be on a drip. […]

Decisions decisions

First of all apologies for a brief period of absence but I’ve been getting my head together. Have you ever wondered why life isn’t all plain sailing, why life constantly throws us lemons to juggle, catch and potentially avoid. This is what I have been mulling over in the last few weeks and how other […]

Journey to Mummydom

I always wanted children but many factors got in the way. Firstly I had undiagnosed mental health conditions which you combine with teenage hormones was a disastrous mix. All my life I’ve had awful periods which are heavy and unpredictable at the best of times I went to my GP regarding this and had some […]

Suicide is painless

Hi dear reader In my last blog I said I’d talk about dealing with Bipolar. But in all honesty with World Mental Health Day being yesterday I wanted to touch on a very delicate subject and that is suicide. Many of you probably aren’t aware but I attempted suicide in 2010 following some very […]

TWINS, PND & MOVING FORWARD

So I guess I should introduce myself. I am Mental Health Mummy. In 2017 I was blessed with twin daughters after years of thinking I was unable to ever have children. My pregnancy was incredibly difficult and if you could play pregnancy complication Bingo I feel I would nearly have won. I started with […]

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton