Mind & Motherhood

Research suggests that between 70-100% of new mothers experience unwanted intrusive thoughts about their baby being harmed at some point during the postpartum period. Do you know what that screams to me? That we're not alone, I'm not alone and you, the reader, aren't alone either. I cannot stress this enough, you're a good mother, you're doing a great job, and you love your baby and your baby loves you.

I gave birth, via planned c-section, on the 8th January 2026 to our beautiful daughter, Blake Louise. A moment I’d longed for in the middle of dark nights, a dream I’d manifested into reality many times and there she was 7lbs 3oz of utter perfection. After two previous miscarriages I didn’t think Blake would ever be real, ever be in my arms, yet there she was and I should’ve been grateful. Right?

From Prozac at 18 to therapy years later-my honest experience with mental-health medication, side effects, and why therapy finally changed everything.