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fatherhood mindset, Fathers, Infants, motherhood mindset, Parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy

The Shock of the New: Navigating Early Parenthood

by Dr Bronwyn Leigh The Shock of the New: Navigating Early Parenthood The Unavoidable Reality of First-Time Parenthood The ‘shock of the new’ describes that inescapable experience faced by first-time parents when their baby arrives. This sense of shock forms an integral part of the early days of parenthood, serving as a vivid reminder that […]

fatherhood mindset, Fathers, Infants, matrescence, motherhood mindset, Parenting, patrescence, Postpartum

What is Infant Mental Health?

by Dr Bronwyn Leigh What is Infant Mental Health? Infant Mental Health focuses on the health and development of infants with a particular emphasis on their psychological, emotional and social development, generally from pregnancy until 3-years of age. Infant Mental Health recognises infancy as a foundational developmental period, highlighting the importance of infant experience in […]

Infants, Parenting

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 […]

Birth trauma

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 […]