If your autistic child has had therapy for anxiety but still becomes overwhelmed, frightened or avoidant, you may wonder whether they’ll always feel this way. This post explores why anxiety doesn’t always disappear — and what meaningful progress can actually look like for neurodivergent children.

Looking back, I realised I wasn’t just writing a diary about breastfeeding. I was writing the story I believed about myself. In the final part of this World Breastfeeding Week 2026 series, I reflect on motherhood, healing and learning to see my younger self with compassion.

Why did my second breastfeeding journey feel so different? It wasn’t because everything went perfectly—it was because I finally trusted myself. In Part 4 of my World Breastfeeding Week 2026 series, I reflect on confidence, maternal mental health and the support that helps mothers thrive.

I spent weeks believing my body had failed me. Then I finally discovered the reason breastfeeding had been so difficult. In Part 3 of my World Breastfeeding Week 2026 series, I reflect on breast surgery, low milk supply, combination feeding and how understanding my body helped me replace self-blame with compassion.

What happens when breastfeeding support doesn’t feel supportive? In this honest reflection for World Breastfeeding Week 2026, I explore how one appointment, postpartum recovery and the stories we tell ourselves shaped my breastfeeding journey—and why supporting mothers is just as important as supporting breastfeeding.

I believed breastfeeding was what made me a mother. Looking back, I can see how postpartum recovery, birth trauma and overwhelming guilt shaped that belief. In this deeply personal World Breastfeeding Week 2026 blog, I reflect on my own breastfeeding journey, maternal mental health and why supporting mothers matters just as much as supporting breastfeeding.

What if trauma wasn’t a character in Inside Out 2, but something that changed the way every emotion worked? Explore trauma, protective behaviours and healing through a CBT therapist’s perspective.

The stories we tell ourselves rarely begin in adulthood. In this blog, I explore what Inside Out 2 can teach us about core beliefs, why we all have them, and how understanding them can help us make sense of ourselves with greater compassion.

Anxiety isn’t the villain in Inside Out 2. In fact, the film offers a surprisingly compassionate and accurate portrayal of what anxiety is trying to do. In this blog, I explore what the film gets right and what it can teach us about our emotions.

When we talk about postpartum mental health, fathers are often left out of the conversation. This Men’s Mental Health Week, let’s explore the realities of becoming a dad, the impact on mental wellbeing, and why supporting fathers matters too.