Power of Mum® Episode 4: The Positive Planner, Mental Health, Postnatal Depression and Bearded Ladies

Power of Mum®: The Podcast

English - June 06, 2018 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.8 MB
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Previous Episode: Power of Mum® Episode 3: Gentle, Peaceful Parenting, feminism and the identity of mother in today's society

Next Episode: Power of Mum® Episode 5: Mama Buba Bump, The Baby Bubble and Fertility with Sophie Griffiths

My wonderful guest this week is Ali McDowall, one of the two directors and creators of The Positive Planner, a daily journal that helps you track how you’re feeling and work through what’s on your mind. Mum of two, and PND discusser, Ali is beautiful, warm, passionate and a real joy to chat to (we are already planning a drink when she's next in London!)

THINGS WE DISCUSS IN THIS PODCAST:
What postnatal depression looks like
Loss of identity and its powerful effect on our feelings about ourselves and motherhood
Learning to accept being in the present
Celebrating work for its own joy, and accepting that working can make us happy
How The Positive Planner is a transformational tool (it really is)!
How The Positive Planner developed from a dream into a business
Medication and depression
Crafting and using your hands
The importance of playgroups, community and being social, even when we don't feel like it
Finding positivity in the little things