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Helping You Towards Parenthood
Becoming a mother
May 14, 2026
Common Reasons to see a Perinatal Psychologist
April 15, 2026
What does a Perinatal Psychologist do?
April 3, 2026
Bonding with Baby – Pregnancy Edition for Dads
June 27, 2025
Bonding with Baby – Pregnancy Edition for Mums
May 22, 2025
Becoming a mother
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh How does becoming a mother challenge a woman’s sense of identity? Profoundly. Moving from woman to mother requires a significant reorganisation of identity and relationships, and importantly, this happens over time, not in a single moment. We often see phrases on social media like, “the moment a baby is born, so too […]
fatherhood mindset, Fathers, Infants, matrescence, motherhood mindset, Parenting, patrescence, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Emotional and psychological shifts during pregnancy and early motherhood
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh What emotional or psychological shifts during pregnancy or early motherhood tend to surprise people the most? Oh, there are so many! One of the biggest surprises is the sheer scale of the shift that happens when someone becomes a parent. It’s not just physical. It touches almost every part of life. […]
What does a Perinatal Psychologist do?
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh For someone hearing the term for the first time, how would you explain what a perinatal psychologist does? A perinatal psychologist supports the mental health and emotional wellbeing of families during the perinatal period, both before and after a baby is born. A lot of our work centres on the emotional […]
Bonding with Baby – Pregnancy Edition for Dads
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Bonding with Baby — Pregnancy Edition for Dads Most dads find they entertain their own private wonderings about baby during the pregnancy. Because you are one step removed from baby, dads find they need their pregnant partner to share some things about baby’s movements as a way tohelp get to know […]
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 […]