The Latest from Happy Mums
Scribbles of Sanity
Expect everything from mental health, motherhood, disability, and grief, to postnatal depression, recovery and anything else that life throws at me. From our dedicated Blogger, Emily.
Separation anxiety and me
Separation anxiety is something that I struggled with and still do struggle with from time to time, and I don’t think it’s talked about often enough. People are often misled by the idea that only babies suffer from separation anxiety, but mum’s very much do too....
This is me
I have been writing blogs for The Happy Mum’s Foundation intermittently since having my first child, nearly 3 years ago. For those of you that are new here, please be assured that you can only expect complete honesty. I try my best to be as open, honest and authentic...
New Mum, New Identity
When I imagined what my life might look like with a baby in tow, my fantasised rose tinted glasses version was definitely far far from reality. Like galaxies and universes away. So let me tell you all about my fantasised family life pre-baby… I day dreamed about...
Mum Stories
The stories of some of the amazing mums who have found support within Happy Mums
Sarah’s Story: When even suicide feels like it is no longer an option.
There's peculiar anguish of feeling suicidal whilst pregnant or as a new parent: the shame, the taboo, the bewildering loneliness, the chasm between others’ expectations and what I was feeling inside, the complexity of being the vehicle for another’s life when you...
K’s Story: Crippled by anxiety before and after a traumatic birth
My maternal mental health began when I regrettably informed close family members as soon as we found out we were expecting. Then came the comments "Be careful before 12 weeks", "don’t do this, don’t do that". Comments about how they'd look after baby when I was back...
Kylie’s Story: Help is out there, in many forms
While pregnant I was seeing the mental health midwife at my local hospital in Carlisle. She was great and helped to make a plan for as soon as I gave birth. As soon as Lucas was born I started back on my mental health medication, that had been stopped correctly...
In the News
When Happy Mums has Made the Headlines
Thank you Katie – 5 years of service
Five Years ago, today, Katie started working at Happy Mums on a 7-month Admin Assistant contract. She soon became the glue that holds everything together and has progressed to operations manager. The one who knows where that file is, where we should be when and, of...
News & Star: The Happy Mums Foundation appoints new Managing Director
View the full article: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24223987.happy-mums-foundation-appoints-new-managing-director/
BBC News: Support Group For Mothers Calls for Volunteers
The lovely folks at BBC North East and Cumbria got in touch to discuss our latest volunteer recruitment campaign. Cristina, one of our amazing Volunteer Facilitators and Lucinda, Happy Mums MD, joined Pamela for a chat. Read the Full article Here:...