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**Please read about the areas i focus on before contacting me**

Hi there. I am dual trained as a midwife and psychologist. My working life involves support adolescents and young women through pregnancy, birth, miscarriage and still birth. 

Online, I have experience in supporting adolescents and young women with a whole range of issues.  My expertise is in supporting them through pregnancy related issues. This could be miscarriage and pregnancy loss, depression and issues during pregnancy, concerns around birth, issues relating to previous trauma and abuse and how this affects giving birth,  post natal depression, and abortion.*

***Please note that I do not take requests/give advice about sexual and relationship issues***

In the past I have also supported adolescents and women with depression, eating disorders, PTSD and self harm. 

I hope to bring a calming, gentle and reflective approach to conversations.

I come to 7 cups of tea as someone with knowledge of both sides of the healing process. I am very aware that when we are in need of support it is often outside of 'office hours'. I completed training in psychiatry, psychology and education and have experience working in a wide variety of therapeutic contexts.

While I am happy to listen to all problems. My areas of specialist knowledge are:

* pregnancy related issues: pre and post natal depression, depression following miscarriage or still birth

* traumatic experiences: abuse, childhood abuse, miscarriage

* self-harm, past history of suicide

* eating disorders: binge eating, bulimia, anorexia

*long-term psychiatric issues: e.g. clinical depression, PTSD

This story reflects my philosophy on the purpose of my life and of life in general:

THE STARFISH STORY (adapted from Loren Eiseley)

A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. Every so often she would pick up a starfish, and throw it back into the ocean.

She had been doing this for some time when an old man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”

The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied,

“Well, I made a difference to that one!”

The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.

 

Number of Ratings: 156
Number of Reviews: 40
Listens to Over 18
Languages English
Listener Since Jun 12, 2015
Last Active over 6 months ago
Gender Female
Progress Path Step 355
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Grief
Perinatal Mood Disorder
PTSD
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Questions Answered
Shouldn't I be able to get over depression on my own?
November 1st, 2015 1:25pm What happens when someone calls a suicide hotline?
November 28th, 2015 8:37pm Why do depressed people push loved ones away?
January 10th, 2016 12:05pm What's the best way to get over loneliness?
June 21st, 2015 2:20pm Will my depression ever end? Does anyone get better and stay better?
August 10th, 2015 2:19pm Is crying a good or bad way to cope with depression/depressed feelings?
August 10th, 2015 1:42pm I feel like life is pointless. How can I find meaning in my life?
March 20th, 2016 1:03pm How can I learn to control my emotions when I don't even know what they are?
June 20th, 2015 10:16am Why do I feel so numb all the time?
August 8th, 2015 8:37pm Is hiding your emotions unhealthy ?
August 10th, 2015 3:02pm Am I too emotional?
July 28th, 2015 10:36pm Why do I binge and purge even though it makes me feel awful?
June 23rd, 2015 2:30pm How long does a panic attack last?
June 27th, 2015 9:31am How can I calm down during a panic attack?
June 25th, 2015 9:17pm What is the best way to relax at night?
August 10th, 2015 2:22pm How can I calm down when anxiety hits in a situation?
June 22nd, 2015 2:12pm What can I do when I am feeling in the verge of a panic attack at school?
August 11th, 2015 12:10pm How to get rid of self harm scars?
January 10th, 2016 12:02pm Why is self harming so addictive?
August 10th, 2015 2:32pm Why do I keep thinking about cutting when I haven't cut in years?
August 11th, 2015 11:57am How can I stop a habit of self-harm?
July 6th, 2015 6:26pm Is it still considered cutting if I just use a safety pin to scratch the surface and no blood?
August 11th, 2015 12:18pm How can I tell my mother I'm pregnant?
July 6th, 2016 9:28pm I'm having reoccurring nightmares about what happened, how can I stop them?
July 7th, 2015 11:16am Can a person really not be affected by a serious traumatic event that would 'normally' cause trauma?
July 11th, 2016 12:38pm Why do traumatic experiences lead to nightmares?
July 6th, 2015 6:31pm How do I stop having flashbacks about the abuse?
August 11th, 2015 11:35am After you lose your best friend, how do you know when grieving them starts?
May 21st, 2017 8:37pm