This blog was shared with MQ by Annie Button.
As someone who has struggled throughout my adult life with anxiety and mild depression when my dad became seriously ill, my initial fears were of being unable to cope and of feeling my mental health plummet.
When I first heard my dad’s diagnosis, he had just a 30% chance of making it through the night and I was working abroad. I immediately flew home as, at the time, my mum was already struggling to cope with my grandma who was increasingly...
Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy is a challenging issue.
Several Mental Elf blogs have covered this topic already. For example, Joanne Wallace blogged about...
Mental health professionals often work with people who have been traumatised in some way, either through being direct victims of abuse, violence, serious...
The approval of the first hormonal contraceptive (HC) in 1960 was a historical turning point for women, offering unprecedented autonomy over reproductive choices...
Around 8-12% of the general population experiences multiple childhood adversities, including abuse or neglect, typically within the caregiving environment. These early-life traumas often...
If Hedda Bolgar had a business card, it would read: “Psychoanalyst. Psychotherapist. Mentor. Educator. Supervisor. Social Activist. Feminist. Centenarian. Hostess. Friend.” The typography...
