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14Mar

Maternal Isolation: It Takes a Village to Support a Mother

Annabelle Hird

mother, motherhood, parenting, PND, postnataldepression

Therapists

Many women suffer loneliness and low self-esteem when they become mothers. Therapist Annabelle Hird asks why we don't value motherhood highly any more
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09Mar

I'm a Mother, But Mother's Day Isn't For Me

Clara Bridges

childhood, mother, mothersday, self

Relationships

Clara Bridges shares her pain surrounding Mother's Day. Though now a mother herself, celebrating mothers brings up painful memories of childhood emotional neglect
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08Mar

Coping with Mother's Day When Your Mum Has Let You Down

Wendy Bristow

childhood, mother, mothersday, parenting, selfcare

Therapists

If you feel that your relationship with your mother is toxic or non-existent, Mother's Day can bring on envy and dissatisfaction. Therapist Wendy Bristow shares her advice.
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20Feb

How to Be a Mother When You Have Lost Your Own

Genevieve Fox

cancer, childhood, family, grief, mother, motherhood, parenting

Relationships

The youngest of three, journalist Genevieve Fox was an orphan from the age of nine. Here she reflects on learning to mother when she had her own children
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08Feb

How to Support a Child or Teenager Who Self-Harms

Lizzie Prince

children, family, father, mother, parenting, selfharm, teenagers

Therapists

Rates of self-harm among young people are on the rise. What can you do to help if your child, teen or friend is self-harming?
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29Nov

Does My Child Need Therapy?

Lizzie Prince

children, counselling, family, father, mother, parenting, teenagers, therapy

Therapists

Parents of children who seem psychologically distressed often feel paralyzed. Should they seek professional help, or wait and see? Child and adolescent therapist Lizzie Prince has some tips
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21Nov

Why Do New Mothers Often Feel So Guilty?

family, guilt, mother, motherhood, parenting, PND, postnataldepression, pregnancy

Therapists

From the "perfect" birth to getting used to a hugely changed daily routine, new mothers can wrestle with guilt about their feelings posts therapist Holly Taylor
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10Nov

The Supermum Myth: Why Good Enough Should be the Goal in Motherhood

Bridget Hargreave

family, mother, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, society, women

Relationships

Too many women feel that everything they do as a mother must be perfect. A new book, reveiwed by Bridget Hargreave, demystifies the Supermum myth
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02Nov

This is What Happens When You Visit a Family Therapist

Hugh Palmer

children, family, father, mother, parenting, therapy

Therapists

Family therapy can be a safe, containing space in which people can talk and listen to each other about painful and distressing experiences, posts Hugh Palmer
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27Sep

Family Constellations: The Invisible Ties that Bind Us

Greg Donaldson

childhood, family, father, mother, parenting, therapy

Therapists

Greg Donaldson explains how group therapy around family dynamics can help us understand deep-rooted difficulties that might be affecting our adult life
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