It could well be, but only you will know the answer to that! As a psychologist I can never make any guarantees about whether something will definitely help someone. Firstly, I obviously don't know you, your background or your circumstances and secondly, we are all unique, complex human beings and have preferred ways of approaching things.

But what I can guarantee is that when you enrol in The Toolkit, I will strive to make sure you feel seen in your motherhood journey, that your experience is acknowledged, validated and understood - and that you do not feel alone.

I will also guarantee to provide you with evidence-based psychological tools and strategies with a mother-centred lens and focus - so that you can learn to manage new mum overwhelm and stress and feel better able to navigate this season of your life. There is a caveat in that it will require a little regular practice from you, but with the encouragement and solidarity from your postpartum private online community - as well as the live group Connection Calls with myself, we can all support you through this. We're all in it together.

The content is designed to teach you how to manage new mum overwhelm and stress whilst you adjust to motherhood - so that you can protect your emotional wellbeing and feel better able to navigate this season of your life.

Teaching will be delivered over short pre-recorded videos (2 per week), along with a reflective worksheet for each mini module/video. You can work through these in your own time and you have 12 months to access them.

I'll also host 3 live group Connection Calls (beginning, middle and end of the 8 weeks) to answer any Toolkit questions you have and to provide a chance for some live connection with your fellow mums.

In order to get the most out of The Toolkit, it will require you to try some of the tools out, to have a little practice whilst you're in the supportive container of the program.

This probably means that you'd benefit from it! When we don't meet our own emotional needs, everything else has the potential to become more difficult. I know how hard it is to find the time for yourself with a baby or toddler around. That's why I've specifically broken down the tools into an easy to apply, step-by-step framework. The videos are short and they'll be released to you gradually over 8 weeks so you're not overwhelmed with loads of info. Plus, you have 12 months to access them all - they're pre-recorded so you can watch them whenever you like.

The Toolkit is general in nature and for education and self-help purposes only. I guide you through it but I don't give out any individual advice and I don't provide you with any clinical therapy. Therapy is tailored to your specific needs and explores things at a much deeper level., whereas The Toolkit is a self-guided approach. If you want to know more, please read the disclaimer in the Ts and Cs.

It is my hope that what you learn (and practice!) from The Toolkit will play a role in improving your psychological wellbeing and mental health. As I provide you with evidence-based tools, they have great potential to improve your quality of life.

The Toolkit isn't a substitute for therapy, however, so if you are struggling with significant mental health issues, I strongly recommend that you seek support from your GP, health visitor, local perinatal mental health service, psychologist or community mental health team. This means that you can receive deeper, individual, tailored support that is most appropriate for your needs.

Supporting our mental wellbeing is crucial in life - no matter who we are and regardless of our parental status. But when we've gone through something as transformative and life-changing as childbirth and becoming a mother - checking in with our wellbeing and applying a few little simple tools here and there can make the difference.

Here are the bonuses you will receive:

✨Heart to Womb healing relaxation audio

A 12-minute relaxation exercise that you can listen to as often or as little as you like. This is an opportunity to nurture your nervous system and connect with your body - in particular, with your breath, your heart - and your womb - which ironically tends to be a little neglected, even though it was centre-stage for 9 months and had quite an important job!! This bonus is already sitting in your online platform, waiting for you so you have immediate access to this when you enrol in The Toolkit.

✨Postpartum Glimmers

I'm really excited about this particular bonus and I wish someone had taken me through this in my first postpartum year. If you're into neuroscience, this is based on polyvagal theory (a fancy - but very logical - way of understanding our nervous system). I'm providing you with a really simple tool that helps you regulate your nervous system in a really lovely way, specifically for postpartum life (and beyond!).

✨Gold & Grief workshop (from the Seasons of Matrescence®)

This bonus is so exclusive that only a small group of us in the world (!) are able to deliver this. As I'm a certified Seasons of Matrescence® educator, I have the honour of sharing Niki McCahon's "Gold & Grief" workshop with you. Again, I so wish I had had access to this myself in those early months.

So what is the Gold & Grief workshop? It's a guided self-reflection activity which supports you to reflect on your matrescence journey so far. In it you'll explore your own embodied experience of matrescence (the process of becoming a mother), acknowledge change in your own lived experience and identify areas of challenge and also resilience and growth. It's a really thought-provoking workshop and helps you to connect to your own matrescence as a growth process (DESPITE any difficulties you're facing right now).

✨Affirmations for Matrescence

This bonus will offer you daily matrescence-informed affirmations to help you approach your motherhood journey in a balanced and compassionate way. It will be accessed via your Online Portal and will be interactive, so this is definitely a bonus you don't want to miss out on!

8-week programs like this (plus all the extra bonuses!) are usually much more expensive. However, this is the first time I'll be running it, so I'm treating it a little bit like a pilot. In return for your investment of only £67, I'll be asking for your feedback every now and again - so that you can help to shape the program for future mums who enrol. I also wanted to make it as financially accessible as possible as I know life with children isn't cheap these days.