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Helping You Towards Parenthood

Best time to seek support

July 9, 2026

Intrusive thoughts

June 18, 2026

What do we see mother’s being hardest on themselves about?

May 28, 2026

Becoming a mother

May 14, 2026

Emotional and psychological shifts during pregnancy and early motherhood

April 30, 2026

Common Reasons to see a Perinatal Psychologist

April 15, 2026

What does a Perinatal Psychologist do?

April 3, 2026
Fathers, Infants, matrescence, patrescence, Postpartum, Pregnancy

Intrusive thoughts

by Dr Bronwyn Leigh We wish society talked about more openly about Perinatal Intrusive Thoughts. We don’t talk about them nearly enough. And a little trigger warning here that thoughts of infant harm are going to be mentioned. Intrusive thoughts are scary, unwanted thoughts or images that suddenly pop into a parent’s mind, often involving […]

June 18, 2026July 19, 2026

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