Fiona Rogerson – Perinatal and Trauma Counselling
Everyone wanted to visit my baby. To see her, to hold her, to ask how she was feeding and sleeping. I distinctly remember in the weeks following the birth of my first child waiting patiently for that elusive 6-week check, where there would be someone waiting to check in on me…
Who Holds the Mother? Read More »
Meeting our needs for a healthy pregnancy in uncertain times… Last week I was asked a question by a woman currently expecting her second baby how she can meet her needs for a healthy pregnancy in the face of so much uncertainty… “With all of the fears and anxieties surrounding my birth experience to
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While studying for my qualifications in counselling at university it was always strongly suggested that as professional counsellors, we ourselves should engage in our own personal therapy alongside our client work. For how could we authentically join our clients on their journey if we haven’t been through the counselling process ourselves? It made complete sense,
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Let’s talk about grief after birth trauma. Your baby is here. He’s healthy, he’s growing. All you ever wanted was for him to be born safely and healthy. But months on, there’s still a lingering darkness that you can’t shake. There are times when you look at him and you are overwhelmed with a love
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You’ve made that giant courageous leap into counselling, ready for things in your life to change. Ready for healing to take place, to move into a better mindset and work on your difficulties. It wasn’t easy to take that step of finally picking up your phone or sending that email to make that initial appointment,
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Yesterday, while waiting outside my youngest son’s classroom to pick him up from school after his second day of full-time schooling, I was speaking with another mum about our little ones being back at school. She asked me how I felt about having all of my children now in school full time, if I was
Are you a “good enough” mother? Read More »
It’s ok to miss the life you led before you became a mother. In fact, it’s completely understandable. You see, the life you led previously was familiar. It was secure, and it was safe. And you were probably really good at it too. Whether that be the work you did, the job you had,
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It’s like a nervous energy running through your entire body. The often relentless, unending worry and concern about everything, anything and nothing. It doesn’t slow down, and often feels like it’s bigger than you… taking over and leaving you feeling out of control when you’re trying so hard to feel some sense of control. You’re
Postnatal anxiety – recognising it and shifting it Read More »
It’s something many women feel, but don’t talk about. The feeling of not loving pregnancy… possibly even hating it. For many first-time mothers-to-be the idea of pregnancy brings with it romanticised dreams of glowing skin, falling in love with their blooming pregnant body, time off work to spend time talking to and nurturing the life
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Do Dads get postnatal depression? Yes. Dads do experience postnatal depression. In fact, dads also experience prenatal anxiety and/or depression (anxiety and depression during the period of pregnancy), and postnatal anxiety (after the birth of baby). Most of us know that depression and anxiety can affect women during pregnancy and parenthood, but the experiences of
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