The desperately sad news of Charlotte Bevan and her new baby daughter being found dead in the Avon Gorge, after disappearing from hospital highlights the all too common problem of depression in new mothers. As Charlotte already had a mental health problem, it is baffling that she was able to leave the hospital so easily and unnoticed by staff, but we cannot know all the circumstances.

As someone who has suffered from post-natal depression myself, I can identify with that despairing feeling which descends on you at a time when the world expects you to be on cloud nine. This is often what makes it so much more difficult, and the horrible thoughts that can go through your mind at this time make you question your ability as a mother.

We cannot know what was going on in poor Charlotte’s mind, but it is clear that much more support should be given to people like herself, and indeed anyone suffering from depression or mental illness.

If you feel that you may have depression, it is vital that you seek help, and going to your GP is the first important course of action to take. It may then be suggested that you take a course of anti-depressants and perhaps some therapy.

Hypnotherapy treatment can be taken alongside conventional treatment, and I regularly see clients who are taking some sort of medication. What I find is that the calming nature of the hypnotherapy as well as the powerful positive suggestions are very effective at helping people to begin to feel better very quickly.

If you would like to know more about how hypnotherapy can help you, do please contact me on 01449 780352 or 07817158429, or email me – wendy@wendychalk.co.uk.

Best wishes,
Wendy x