Tag Archives: mental health

Drug addiction is such a common topic of discussion because all of us have been affected by it at some point in our lives – either you have a loved one or a friend who has taken drugs before, or you have been in the throes of an addiction. Despite …

Addiction, break-ups, depression, anxiety… these are the main reasons why people end up on a therapist’s couch. Of course, there will always be a stigma of people going to therapy. Some people will judge and conclude you have a severe mental debilitating illness. But how true is that? Not true …

Postpartum depression affects approximately 10 percent of new mothers, according to the Mayo Clinic. Postpartum depression should not be confused with the “baby blues”, a period of anxiety and depression that affects many women in the days after childbirth. While the baby blues resolve on their own, postpartum depression symptoms …

When I think about massage I immediately think of a pamper session, which no doubt it most definitely is! Let’s face it there is nothing better than getting a good massage. I remember getting a pregnancy massage when I was 6 months pregnant and honestly it was one of the …

During the last two weeks I have read numerous articles on mums who have testified on how they have worked out mental and other methods of taking care of themselves, before working their bodies into oblivion, taking care of their children, husbands and households. It got me thinking about, well …

Here I am. I’m lying in the grass and my mouth tastes of mud. It isn’t raining so the mud must be from the tears. I have so much pain all over my body from tensing my muscles and my throat hurts from screaming into the dirt. I can hear …

Post natal depression can be confused with Baby Blues. Baby Blues affects about 80% of mothers and this is when you feel weepy, moody, tired and/ or anxious during the first week after giving birth, these feelings usually disappear within a few days. According to PNDSA (Post Natal Depression Support …

Another milestone: today I am 5 years clean and I am not ashamed to say I am an alcoholic and an addict. I cannot believe how my life has changed in the last 5 years. I would like to say a special thank you to everyone in my journey, especially …

I met my partner Shaun in the year of 2011. I was 26 years old at the time, who would have thought that less than 4 months later I would fall pregnant and not just any pregnancy but with twin girls… My name is Natacha Williams and here is my …

Hi, my name is Lynne and I’m an alcoholic and addict. I have said those words so many times in meetings and in rehab that sometimes now when I meet someone I often almost automatically blurt this out! For a very long time I was resentful and angry because I …

Did I suffer from Post Natal Depression or was it Baby Blues? To be honest I will never really know, but I think I suffered from PND for the first 6 months after the birth of my baby girl. All I can tell you is my story and what I …