Supporting Mental Health During IVF: Understanding and Coping with the Challenges
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a journey that can be emotionally, physically, and mentally challenging for many individuals and couples. The process of IVF involves various steps,…
How EMDR Is Used For Birth Trauma
Giving 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…
Postnatal Depression and Anxiety in Dads
When a new baby comes into the world, a lot of things can happen, and a lot of things can change. Typically, much of the attention goes…
Sex after baby: Tips for postpartum intimacy
When to start having sex again after delivery is a hot topic (!), but the arrival of a baby can act like a relationship earthquake – your…
A few words from our Principal Psychologist and Director: juggling parenting and perinatal psychology
It’s no secret that mental health issues have increased during the pandemic. My own client numbers have risen exponentially (so much so that I am on the…
Rockstar required: exciting job opportunity for a mental health professional
Are you a rockstar mental health professional? We’re looking to expand the Happy Minds Psychology team, and we’re wondering if YOU might fit the bill? About the…
Coping with IVF failure: Tips & advice for when things don’t go to plan
Using 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…
Perimenopause – signs, symptoms & tips
Menopause – a natural biological process involving the cessation of the menstrual cycle – can seem like uncharted territory for many women, something unknown and not necessarily…
CHRISTMAS IS COMING: COPING WITH HOLIDAY STRESS
The ‘holiday’ season is almost upon us, and with its promise of pine-scented rooms and mince pies, for many, it can also be a harbinger of anxiety,…
Understanding and processing trauma with a little ‘t’
In psychological terms, trauma can be defined as ‘emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis’. When something happens…
Feeling Lost? Steps to find your way back to the path
The past 18 months or so have been hard for a lot of people. The strange months of 2020 have flowed into a 2021 that still feels…
Self-Identity – Where did I go?
Being a brand-new (or second-time or third-time…) parent is hard. All of a sudden we need to get to know a tiny new person and try to…