I love my baby but don't like being a mum? You're not alone. Learn why motherhood can feel overwhelming, how matrescence can affect your identity, and when perinatal mental health support may help.

Feeling overwhelmed after having a baby doesn't always look like sadness. If you've been wondering about the difference between postnatal anxiety and postnatal depression, you're not alone. Understanding the signs of each can help you recognise when it's time to seek support. Many new mothers assume that if they're not crying all day, they can't have postnatal depression. Others are constantly worrying, unable to relax, or lying awake imagining worst-case scenarios—but don't

One in three Australian women describe their birth as traumatic. Read that again. Not difficult. Not painful. Traumatic. For many parents, birth isn't remembered as the joyful beginning they imagined. Instead, it's remembered through fear, helplessness, loss of control, or events that continue to replay long after the baby is born. Yet despite how common birth trauma is, many women leave hospital believing they should simply be grateful that their baby is healthy. At Ready to

If you've been searching for support for your mental health, you've probably come across psychologists, counsellors, social workers—and perhaps, more recently, a Mental Health Occupational Therapist. Many people pause when they see the title and think: "Occupational therapy... isn't that for helping people return to work?" It's a common misconception. Mental health occupational therapists are university-trained allied health professionals who help people improve both their me

If you've been looking for mental health support, you may have wondered: “Should I see a psychologist or an occupational therapist?” It's a good question — particularly because there is a lot of overlap between the two professions. Both psychologists and Mental Health Occupational Therapists are trained mental health professionals. Both can provide therapy, use evidence-based psychological approaches, support people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and other mental he

The arrival of a baby is often described as one of life’s most meaningful transitions.It can also be one of the most destabilising — particularly for relationships between parents. Many people are caught off guard by how much their relationship shifts during the perinatal period (pregnancy through the first year after birth). Connection can feel harder to reach. Communication may change. Conflict can feel closer to the surface. Intimacy — emotional or physical — often looks d

Over the past three years, my professional focus has been shaped by a deeply personal chapter of life — becoming a parent and prioritising my young family. Continuing clinical work through pregnancy and early parenthood gave me a front-row seat to the realities of the perinatal period—both personally and professionally. Alongside moments of connection and joy, I experienced the quieter, often unspoken layers of this season: anxiety, overwhelm, grief, identity shifts, and emot

Therapists do therapy daily, and we feel comfortable with the process and the therapy room. Here’s 10 things to know before you start therapy. I hope it makes you feel more comfortable to start the journey. 1. It's all about you: The focus is on you. Think about your goals and what you are wanting to achieve? What are the problems you are having in daily life that need to be solved? Its ok if you don’t know for sure, a good therapist will help you figure them out. Everyon

This month I have been doing some work around boundaries. I often find it’s a topic that comes up regularly for my clients however is also something I have struggled with personally. Boundaries are something that many people struggle with and find hard to understand and implement for a variety of reasons. It’s something often previous generations have never heard of, the current generation is grappling with and perhaps for future generations they will be much better at both