I started this blog for the sole purpose of talking about my experience, as a dad, with postnatal depression. Ever since I went public with my experience I’ve had to answer the same question again and again: can men get postnatal depression? I’ll be honest, I never mind trying to […] The post Can Men Get Postnatal Depression? Dad’s Suffer From PND Too appeared first on Isablog ..read more

My husband cried the day we found out I was pregnant. For almost our entire relationship being a father was something he wanted to be. But when our little girl was finally born, things weren’t right. I never put much thought into the idea of him suffering with postnatal depression, […] The post My Husband Had Postnatal Depression – But His Battle Affected Me Too appeared first on Isablog ..read more

This time last year I was still suffering with postnatal depression. But since my wife and I were celebrating our paper anniversary together, I decided to write her a letter. Of course, at the time, I didn’t have this blog. So I had absolutely no intention of anyone ever seeing […] The post Letter to My Wife on Our First Anniversary Whilst Suffering With Depression appeared first on Isablog ..read more

If you asked me a few years ago what my thoughts were about awareness days, I probably would have told you that they were a waste of time. And if I’m honest, some of them still are. I mean I don’t think we really need a Richter Scale Day. Perhaps […] The post Why Maternal Mental Health Week is So Important appeared first on Isablog ..read more

This has been a massive week for me on a personal level. If you’ve read this blog before you might have heard me say that I hated Isabelle when she was born. There are so many places that have that headline. I’m obviously not going to list them all. But […] The post I Didn’t Hate My Daughter – I Hated Myself appeared first on Isablog ..read more

I like writing Isabelle letters to her future self. This is going to be one of them. I should really do them more often, but I feel that this is going to be one of the more important ones. This letter to my baby is going to be about the […] The post Letter to My Baby: I Suffered From Postnatal Depression When You Were Born appeared first on Isablog ..read more

I’m not going to lie, Sunday night I had what can only be described as a little bit of a breakdown with postnatal depression. So I’m going to do what I’ve always done since the very first post on this blog. And talk about my mental health and this little […] The post Having a Breakdown With Postnatal Depression appeared first on Isablog ..read more

I like to be as honest as I can when it comes to writing these blogs. At least within reason. Don't get me wrong, if I have a doctors appointment I'm not going to be posting about the details of it here. If you ask, I might let you know, but let's not get too weird. The post Having Ups and Downs With Depression appeared first on Isablog ..read more

I will apologise for the inconsistencies between the blog and the vlog. This is the 13th blog, mixed with the 11th vlog. Does it matter? Not really. Here it is: For those not wishing to watch that, and I don’t really blame you, then here’s some good old fashioned writing for […] The post Isablog #13 – A Little Bit of a Tougher Week appeared first on Isablog ..read more

Well, here’s something I never thought I’d say. Today we sat on the This Morning sofa and had a chat with Amanda Holden and Ben Shepherd about postnatal depression. Appearing on This Morning to Talk About Postnatal Depression It all started last week. Someone from the Wales Online asked me […] The post Appearing on This Morning to Talk About Postnatal Depression appeared first on Isablog ..read more