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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
What do we see mother’s being hardest on themselves about?
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh What do we see mother’s being hardest on themselves about? Trying to do everything, and then feeling like they’ve failed when that proves impossible. Which it almost always is! Many mothers carry a quiet expectation that they should be able to manage it all, caring for a baby, recovering from pregnancy […]
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. […]
Bonding with Baby – Pregnancy Edition for Mums
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Bonding with Baby — Pregnancy Edition for Mums Most pregnant mums find they entertain their own private wonderings about baby and start to develop a way of communicating with baby as the pregnancy progresses. These reflections are personal and unique to you. There is no right or wrong. Getting to know […]
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 […]