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‘I wasn’t bonding with my baby - by the time he was 10 months, I was in a psychiatric ward'
EXCLUSIVE: As many as one in five women experience mental health issues such as depression or anxiety during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth, according to the NHS
"I firmly believe I didn't need to be in there – if there had been more open conversations about how hard motherhood can be, if people were more honest and if there was more meaningful support available that could have intervened before it got to that level," she shares. During my worst moment in the hospital, I made a promise to myself that if I ever figure out why I ended up in here and if I can ever put my life back together, I want to do everything I can to ensure no other mother ever feels like this," she declares. Onwards and upwards This powerful commitment inspired Laura to set up Mind Mommy Coaching nearly four years ago, which has since empowered over 4,000 mums to embrace positive mental wellbeing.
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