Category Archives: depression

When Mental Health Is A Barrier…

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Papa, Eden & Me

You know when you have those things that stop you in your tracks when they shouldn’t? The things that you don’t expect to be an issue that suddenly become one. Well, my mental health appears to have become one of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017, depression | Tagged anxiety, barriers, depression, Mental health, PTSD, stigma, work | 5 Comments

I Hate This Time of Year

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Papa, Eden & Me

It`s that time of year again. The nights are long, the days short. It`s almost like you have less time in the day to do all the things that you used to get done easily in the summer. We dont`t … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017, Anxiety, baby Eden, depression, two mums, work | Tagged depression, eden, lgbt, two mums, update, work after maternity leave, working mum | Leave a comment

National Fertility Awareness Week 2014 – Our Story

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

This week is National Fertility Awareness Week. As someone who has dealt with infertility (as many have), I think it is so important that people think about and understand infertility a little bit. Understand how upsetting it can be. Stop … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Anxiety, babies, baby, bfn, bfp, child, couple, cycle days, depression, difficulty, doctor, Dogs, Donations, donor, donor sperm, dr, fail, family, fear, fertility, fertility friend, gay, healthy, infertility, insemination, lesbian, lesbians, let down, lgbt, London, loss, Miscarriage, missed cycles, mothers, mum, mummies, mummy, natural insemination, opk, ovaries, parenting, parents, partner, PCOS, periods, pregnancy, pregnant, relationship, Scan, sperm, Sperm donor, Squishy, stress, Superhero Donor, support, symptom, symptom spotting, symptoms, ttc, two week wait, women | Tagged #NFAWUK, our infertility Story | 4 Comments

Thoughts on Victim Blaming… My Story

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

Recently I have seen a lot of people talking about victims of sex assaults. I guess it has been brought about by the big cases in the news at the moment – Rolf Harris and such. I have seen a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Anxiety, depression, difficulty, let down, London, pregnant, stigma, support, women, work | Tagged sexual assault, stigma, survivor, victim | 3 Comments

Reflecting on the start of 2014

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

In this pre ovulation limbo, I often find myself thinking about things to blog about. After all, it would be a pretty boring blog if it was just full of me symptom spotting and getting negative tests or periods! So … Continue reading →

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National Time to Talk Day #TimetoTalk

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

uK charity Time to Change have been challenging mental health stigma through their work, including a recent tv advertisement, which. I adore. Today is national Time to Talk day, as talking is one of the things that help most with … Continue reading →