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Helping You Towards Parenthood
Telehealth appointments available during COVID-19
March 22, 2020
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month – October
October 4, 2019
Forever, and No Time At All
September 7, 2019
Observing your Baby
September 14, 2018
Resources – COVID-19
Our new Handouts provide gentle reminders and tips as you navigate pregnancy and the early days, weeks and months at home with your baby. Holding in mind the importance of managing uncertainty during the COVID-19 global pandemic, our Handouts are balanced with reminders about this very special and unique time in your lives. In the […]
Telehealth appointments available during COVID-19
Important Announcement In line with Government recommendations for social distancing and for the welfare of our clients, our psychologists and the broader community, we provide Telehealth appointments via video or telephone. Telehealth appointments will be bulk billed during the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning no out-of-pocket expense to clients. During these times of uncertainty, you can be […]
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month – October
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh In acknowledgment of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month in October, we are launching our Bearing the Unbearable Campaign. Parents do not expect their baby to die. At a time when there is meant to be so much joy, everything goes horribly wrong. Perinatal loss, whether through failed IVF cycles, miscarriage, genetic […]
Forever, and No Time At All
by Nat Bartsch I have always been the kind of musician who wants to soothe troubled hearts and minds with the music they make. For me, at least, I think this aspiration comes directly from my own experience of depression and anxiety throughout my life. Life can be filled with so much pain and heartache—and […]
Reflections on our inaugural Australasian Birth Trauma Conference
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh As the Director of the Centre for Perinatal Psychology, it was a pleasure to open our inaugural Australasian Birth Trauma Conference standing alongside Amy Dawes, Executive Director of our co-host organisation, the Australasian Birth Trauma Association. Amy and I worked diligently, curating a program to unite multidisciplinary professionals in integrated, collaborative […]
I wish I knew asking for support as a new parent would make me stronger – a new dad’s perspective on perinatal mental health
by David Edwards Before becoming a new dad, I wish someone had approached me and told me that not coping was ok and asking for help was not only helpful, but would help me develop into the father I wanted to be. I also wish I knew that feeling overwhelmed, lonely and hopeless was not […]