Are you filling up your ‘Wellbeing Bucket’

by emmacushnan // April 24, 2018 // No Comments

You scroll down the pictures, your phone alight with happy, smiling faces. A day at the zoo, games in the park, happy days spent in the sun, oh and look your friend has posted the unicorn cupcakes she has made... Continue reading →

Grieving what is lost

by emmacushnan // February 19, 2017 // No Comments

The tears fall staining the front of my dress. Sobs rack my body and I struggle to catch my breath. There is pain deep in my chest, twisting knots that feel like my heart is tearing. This is grief. Grief... Continue reading →

Parenting the uniqueness of our children

by emmacushnan // February 8, 2017 // No Comments

My daughters are like chalk and cheese. Physically they are nothing alike one blonde with brown eyes and pale skin, the other dark haired and olive skinned with blue eyes. They are also very different in personalities. When they were... Continue reading →

Why Infant Mental Health Matters Too.

by emmacushnan // November 27, 2016 // No Comments

Events in early life, especially those experienced with strong emotion, can and do remain an influence throughout our lives and are difficult to erase. Early precognitive emotions continue to play out in later life. ... Continue reading →

You are good enough

by emmacushnan // October 29, 2016 // 6 Comments

Whenever I talk to mums one thing becomes clear they often feel not good enough. They feel not good enough because of the way they birthed. They feel not good enough because of not breastfeeding. They feel not good... Continue reading →

World Breastfeeding Celebration week – can be for everyone

by emmacushnan // June 18, 2016 // No Comments

It’s Breastfeeding Celebration Week and I am filled with trepidation. For me breastfeeding was a lifeline while I was in the depths of birth trauma. I know however for many women this isn’t their journey, instead breastfeeding has been a... Continue reading →

Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health.

by emmacushnan // May 15, 2016 // No Comments

Breastfeeding and Perinatal Mental Health Maternal mental health is challenging with the arrival of a new baby. The dynamics of family life change, relationships change and wellbeing can often be affected. One area that can have a big impact... Continue reading →

Supporting breastfeeding, a battle that can’t be won?

by emmacushnan // April 10, 2016 // No Comments

My heart is heavy. There is a battle raging that I fear will not be won. It is becoming increasingly harder to keep my spirits high. What is this battle that is raging? Simply, to support women to breastfeed... Continue reading →

Are you really making an Informed choice ?

by emmacushnan // February 6, 2016 // No Comments

Choice, you know is important. Everyday you make so many, from what to wear, what coffee you want on the way to work, to big things like where to live or the career you want. There are also many... Continue reading →

Why are so many parents struggling?

by emmacushnan // December 9, 2015 // 6 Comments

I spend a lot of time around parents, whether they be first time parents or seasoned parents of three or four little ones. I run a support group, I see them on home visits, on postnatal wards and clinics. There’s... Continue reading →

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