Mummy's Mind Box

Mummy's Mind Box Helping mums find themselves again after postnatal anxiety & depression 🩷 Gentle 10-month support programme. Join the waiting list below 👇

08/09/2026

I loved my baby. So why did I feel like his babysitter?

With my first baby, I’d felt that connection straight away. I could soothe her, calm her and felt like I knew what she needed.

With my second, it was completely different.

He settled with his dad but not me, and I started questioning myself as a mum.

I didn’t realise at the time how much postnatal depression was affecting the way I saw myself and my bond with my baby.

If you’ve ever struggled to feel that connection, please know you’re not alone and you're definitely not a bad mum 🩷

07/09/2026

When I was struggling, I didn't really know how to tell people what I needed.

I knew I wasn't okay. I knew I needed support. But I couldn't always explain what would actually help.

That's part of why I'm creating Mummy's Mind Box.

But I don't want to assume I know what every mum needs.

If you're struggling right now, what would you want someone to give you? 🩷

05/09/2026

I don't want Mummy’s Mind Box to be full of things that just look nice.

I want everything inside it to have a reason for being there.

Because when you're struggling with postnatal depression or anxiety, you don't necessarily need more things to do.

You might have very little energy. Very little headspace. And very little left to give.

So every time I choose something for Mummy’s Mind Box, I keep coming back to the same question:

“Would this actually help a mum on one of her really hard days?”

That question is shaping everything I’m creating.

Because I know what it feels like to need support when you’re already struggling.

And if I’m going to create something for mums going through that, I want it to genuinely help 🩷

What would genuinely help you on a really hard day?

03/09/2026

When you have postnatal depression or anxiety, 'just look after yourself' can feel impossible.

Because sometimes you’re already struggling to get through the day.

I remember having very little energy, motivation or headspace left for myself. I felt like I was failing at that too.

I didn't need another list of things I should be doing.

I needed support that felt possible when I was already overwhelmed.

That's the idea behind Mummy's Mind Box 🩷

If you've been there, what would have made those harder days feel even a little easier?

01/09/2026

For a long time, I wasn't trying to feel better.

I was just trying to get through the day.

Every day felt like Groundhog Day.

Feed the baby. Get through the morning. Get through until bedtime. Wake up and do it all again.

I knew I wasn't ok. I knew I was in survival mode. But I couldn't imagine feeling any different.

Looking back, I wish I could tell that version of me:

This isn't going to be your forever.

If today feels like you're just getting through it, please don't mistake that for how your life will always feel.

There can be relief. There can be better days. And you don't have to have everything figured out before you deserve support.

One day at a time 🩷

26/08/2026

I still think about what my child saw that day.

My first child was watching me completely fall apart, and all I could think was:

“What kind of mum am I?”

I was exhausted, overwhelmed and struggling with postnatal depression.

For a long time, I judged myself for that moment.

Now I see something different.

I see a mum who was struggling and needed support, not a mum who had failed her children.

If you've ever looked back at a moment like this and hated yourself for it, please be gentle with yourself 🩷

25/08/2026

I got really good at making people believe I was ok.

I'd smile. I'd say I was fine. I'd carry on.

From the outside, I probably looked like I was coping.

But inside, I was struggling with postnatal depression and anxiety.

And the hardest part?

I didn't even know how to tell people how bad it really was.

So I kept hiding it.

If you're the mum who's smiling on the outside while struggling underneath...

please know you don't have to pretend you're ok here 🩷

24/08/2026

I was scared I'd never feel like myself again.

I looked at the woman I'd become and barely recognised her.

I didn't feel like the old me.

I didn't know what I enjoyed anymore.
I didn't know what made me me.
My whole world had become feeding, nappies, sleep, routines and keeping everyone else ok.

Somewhere along the way, I'd stopped feeling like a person outside of being a mum.

And I remember wondering...

“Is this just who I am now?”

But slowly, little pieces of me started coming back.

So if you've lost a sense of who you are since becoming a mum, please don't give up hope.

You haven't lost yourself forever 🩷

20/08/2026

There were times when I wanted to run away from motherhood because my mind felt so loud and overwhelming.

I loved my babies deeply. I just couldn't cope with how I was feeling.

Postnatal depression and anxiety can bring thoughts that leave you feeling frightened, ashamed and completely alone.

If you've ever felt this way, please know you aren't a bad mum, and you aren't the only one 🩷




19/08/2026

You can love your baby deeply and still struggle with motherhood.

I wish I'd known that when I was struggling with postnatal depression.

I thought feeling unhappy meant I wasn't grateful enough, or wasn't a good enough mum.

But struggling with your mental health doesn't change how much you love your baby.

And if you're in that place right now, please don't give up hope.

You CAN feel like yourself again 🩷

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