Life is a journey filled with joy and accomplishment, but it’s also marked by challenges and obstacles. Whether we’re grappling with stress, navigating relationship difficulties, or facing major life transitions, these challenges can take a toll on our mental health....
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The Impact of Infertility on Body Image and Self-Esteem
Read MoreInfertility is a challenging and emotionally taxing experience that affects numerous couples and individuals around the world. Defined as the inability to conceive after a year of regular, unprotected intercourse, infertility can have profound implications on one’s emotional well-being. Among...
Is Anxiety Common During Pregnancy?
Read MoreIf you’re feeling anxious during pregnancy, you’re not alone. Many women experience some level of anxiety during this time. In fact, it’s the most common emotion during pregnancy. While some anxiety is normal and can even be helpful, too much...
Why You Shouldn’t Blame Yourself After Miscarriage
Read MoreMiscarriage is common, yet it’s something that’s often not spoken about. As a result, many women may feel isolated and alone after a miscarriage, blaming themselves or their body for what happened. However miscarriages occur in up to 20% of...
How EMDR Is Used For Birth Trauma
Read MoreGiving birth is rarely the picture-perfect event painted on our televisions, billboards, andhospital brochures. Giving birth can be a raw emotional and physical experience.It can be both beautiful and distressing.Exciting and fearful. For 1 in 3 women, it’s traumatising, in...
Coping with IVF failure: Tips & advice for when things don’t go to plan
Read MoreUsing any scale of measurement, the process of IVF is a grueling one. All of those hopes and fears, the money spent, the physical processes endured. All focused on one outcome: the positive pregnancy test. So how to cope when...
Perimenopause – signs, symptoms & tips
Read MoreMenopause – a natural biological process involving the cessation of the menstrual cycle – can seem like uncharted territory for many women, something unknown and not necessarily spoken about. Perimenopause, on the other hand, may be more unfamiliar. Menopause is...
Building Resilience – How do we?
Read MoreResilience (or resiliency) is one of the latest catchphrases in the spheres of education and children’s mental health. But what about our resilience? As adults is it too late to learn this ‘skill’? Are we fated to bounce from disappointment...
Surrogacy In Australia: How To Bounce Back From Setbacks
Read MorePursuing surrogacy in Australia is a bit like the Serenity Prayer – you need to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can and the wisdom to know the difference. Easier said than done,...
Surrogacy In Australia: How To Bounce Back From Setbacks
Read MorePursuing surrogacy in Australia is a bit like the Serenity Prayer – you need to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can and the wisdom to know the difference. Easier said than done,...
