Charlotte B shares two stories of becoming unwell with postnatal anxiety and depression after the birth of each of her daughters. She describes how she battled with intrusive thoughts and how the support of the perinatal mental health team and ...

Verity shares her story of becoming unwell with depression during pregnancy, interacting with mental health services and  being diagnosed as autistic. She reflects on what she has learnt about herself and discusses the strengths and challe...

This time, the focus is on how perinatal mental illness can affect partners. Robby shares his story of becoming a first-time dad and doing his best to support Eleanor while looking after his own mental health. (You can listen to Eleanor's Story...

Down In The Bumps is back for a second series. In this episode, Eleanor talks about the effect that pregnancy loss had on her mental health and her relationship with her daughter. She shares how she learnt to "slow down" to get better. ...

Gemma shares her story of experiencing severe depression during her pregnancy and after the birth of her daughter. She reflects on the kind and compassionate care that helped her to get better, and the negative assumptions she encountered that ...

Charlotte talks about her experience of developing obsessive compulsive disorder during pregnancy, what she learnt about her condition, and why having a diagnosis is important to her. This episode also explores how to have conversations about t...

Jade describes her experience of postpartum psychosis and postnatal depression after the birth of her son, and how admission to the Mother and Baby Unit helped her recovery.*Trigger warning* Mention of suicidal thoughts and traumatic ...