Hold The Mother

In this episode of Hold The Mother, I talk with Scott Mair, Father's Mental Health trainer, campaigner and advocate, about how Dad's can look after their mental health when they have a new baby.

Episode highlights:

• The importance of antenatal education and peer support for Father's
• Paternal Depression and the statistics
• The impact on Father's when being/working away from their babies
• Advice for Dad's experiencing anxiety & depression
• Support for Dad's (Dad Pad, Dad Matters, Psychotherapist for Father's, Nathan Alexander).
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In this episode of Hold The Mother, I talk with J'Nel Metherell (IBCLC) about her role as a lactation consultant and her work with families, using her expert advice about breastfeeding. We also talk about the emotional difficulties that can come with breastfeeding, or not being able to for whatever reason.

Episode highlights:

• Common breastfeeding problems
• Myths around breastfeeding
• An IBCLC - the experts in breastfeeding
• The role of self-blame in breastfeeding grief and trauma
• Advice if you still have unresolved feelings about your breastfeeding journey

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In this episode of Hold The Mother, I talk about my experience of trauma from a personal and professional perspective. I talk about what trauma is and give examples of traumatic memories that I have worked through myself, as well as those that I have helped my own client's work through.

Episode highlights:

• Examples of trauma, both in and outside the perinatal period
• How going through an overwhelming life experience can affect the brain and its ability to process life events
• How Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy can help you overcome trauma

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In today's episode of Hold The Mother, I speak to Tessa van der Vord about her role as a Mental Health Midwife and what support she offers for those in pregnancy or postnatally who are experiencing mental ill-health.

Episode highlights:

• What support you can expect from a mental health midwife
• The most commonly seen mental health difficulties in the perinatal period
• What a Perinatal Mental Health Team is and why you may be referred to them.

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In today's episode of Hold The Mother, I share some of my tips on how to support yourself as a parent from my experience as a mum of three, and as a psychotherapist specialising in maternal mental health.

Episode highlights:

• How to ask for practical support in the newborn phase and beyond
• Ways to ensure you have good social support
• Why emotional and psychological support is so important, and how you can access it

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