Change, letting go and welcoming the new.

by emmacushnan // September 16, 2018 // No Comments

Yesterday I was clever and wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I will change myself. Rumi The pages were written a while ago. A chapter that has been my story. A journey that I didn’t choose... Continue reading →

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 →

Broken

by emmacushnan // February 5, 2017 // No Comments

I am broken. Sharp, jagged pieces I have tried to smooth and put back together to form of me that has been lost. My head is filled with thoughts that I do not want that take me to dark places... Continue reading →

I matter too

by emmacushnan // December 30, 2016 // No Comments

“It does not matter how slowly you go, As long as you do not stop.” I admit I have struggled. Lost in uncertainty. Wondering about my self worth and the path I am treading. I yearn to belong, yet I... Continue reading →

The Gift you could not take from me

by emmacushnan // December 28, 2016 // No Comments

THE GIFT YOU COULD NOT TAKE FROM ME No one saw it tearing me insideNo one saw the pain I couldn’t put aside It took away my laughterIt took away my happy ever after It robbed me of sunny daysIt... Continue reading →

Beyond the darkness

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

“What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today” William Glasser “Are you not over it yet?” someone said to me the other day. Someone I hadn’t expected had voiced... Continue reading →

Autumn and the seasons of life

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

Flames of Red, flicking golds, bright yellows and sparkling browns, ah yes Autumn is here. Gone are long, lazy, summer days, the sun’s power fading, disappearing from our skies in the early evening, to leave cool, misty nights and... 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 →

House of Lords – Perinatal Mental Health debate

by emmacushnan // June 8, 2016 // 15 Comments

On the 7th of May I was privileged to attend a perinatal mental health debate in the house of lords arranged by an inspiring mum, writer and artist called Sanchita Islam, who suffered postpartum psychosis and now campaigns... Continue reading →

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