Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

Since when has motherhood been so lonely. I have 3 beautiful babies and in early stages of my fourth. But I’ve never felt lonelier. Don’t get me wrong I have my partner who is so supportive but it’s just not the same as having friends. Since becoming a mother nearly 10 years ago my friends have dwindled. I do suffer...

Single mumma here! I was away for 2 nights last weekend and it was fun!! My boy was with Nanny for the weekend 😍 I struggled on the last day.. got anxious & emotional, but I’m still proud of myself! 👊🏼 anyone else found it tough?!

Feel like I’m the very few who doesn’t have a village it gets me down sometimes I love my kids but I’m so overwhelmed. Not hating on the ones with a village

I’m done being reactive and taking my feelings out on other people, I’m done drinking it away and smoking it away. What are positive ways to release negative energy?

Or is it just me 🥲

Does anyone else hate it when people ask if you're ok. I was at a playgroup today with my little one and the worker asked me if I was ok. It made me think that I must not look ok for you to be asking that question so then I started to feel insecure. How are you is more acceptable in my opinion.

My little boy wouldn't settle and I just lost it started crying hysterically and screamed into my hands. I feel like a failure, single mum and feel so lost

Does anyone else partner seem to only care about how they feel? I have a lot going on rn and I try to talk to him about it and all he does is get angry at me and I cry which doesn't help but still....

I'm drowning some days...I need energy. Motivation, and most importantly a fresh mindset. Some days I'm killing it and somedays I feel numb... Does anyone else feel this way? I just want to get to a healed, fun version of myself again.

Don’t know if I’m alone in this but I fully suffer from HG and have a 15 month old boy, and work part time. I’m in the thick of it for sure and feel really lonely! I feel like I bore my partner and people around me that I’m so poorly? 19 weeks this week and it’s not letting up at all🥲. Just feel like I’m boring and…

I used to be *so good* at wanting something for myself but putting it off and making excuses why. ​ Time. Money. Scheduling. Being a burden on someone else. ​ Listen, if you don't want to burn TF out in motherhood, you HAVE TO have some spaces and places for yourself. I mean places to talk, share, reflect, explore. ...

My husband and I have agreed on a mutual divorce due to growing apart and just want different things in life. I struggle with depression and I've been so sad and lonely especially when my kids are with their dad. I've been thinking about going out and meeting people but I'm still married and the divorce process coul...

How do you guys deal with doing same thing everyday

My mum has seen my 20 month old twice and my father doesn't ask about him or talk to him when he comes over. I'm now due with my second and both have disappeared (my father decided to go overseas yesterday), leaving me with no one to leave my toddler with while I go into labour and have appointments. I cannot wait t...

Is everyone dealing with having a stinky home and being stinky themselves &their babies? Or at least feeling like you do? Between all the spit up, new body smells, and lack of time to clean. What are some ways that help you feel more put together during these times?

I’m struggling to face the fact that now that I’ve finally just gotten my life back I have to return to feeling like I’m not even a person and I barely exist to other people. I feel like a fool. I hate this so much. Breastfeeding, caring for a newborn, finding places to feed/ change diapers. Going to the store with ...

With the way things are going? Before anyone comes for me I have 2 kids and I do feel a degree of guilt just with the way things are going with the world, society, economy, lack of support etc…

I am a new single mum that stays at home and I feel so lonely. I have support from my family over the phone and they visit me here and there but they don’t live near me . Im struggling emotionally doing everything on my own and then on top of that healing from my own childhood trauma . Any tips from other mums that ...

I’m so lonely I feel like i’ve tried and tried to make friends going to baby groups ect. i’ve been in all day with the baby i have no motivation to do anything now i feel so defeated im so sad

I'm so so lonely and sad a lot sick of being on my own a the time at the same time scared for baby girl to come and excited I feel crazy x