Contigo Child and Family

26/08/2026

20/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday’s webinar, Supporting Parents Navigating Matrescence Using a Core Needs Approach.

I especially enjoyed the rich discussion and reflections shared by participants from a range of disciplines, practice settings and professional backgrounds. There was so much experience and insight in the room for us all to learn from.

Thank you for being part of such a thoughtful and engaging conversation.

06/08/2026

I wrote this blog a while ago about my lived experience of navigating motherhood with ADHD.

For other neurodivergent parents, are there parts of this story that resonate with your own experience?

31/07/2026

13/07/2026

Today marks the beginning of Birth Trauma Awareness Week, a cause that is deeply personal to me, not only as a perinatal mental health clinician, but also as a mother.

I am one in three. I left my first birth carrying the heavy weight of birth trauma, and I know how deeply these experiences can affect a parent’s wellbeing, relationships and transition into parenthood.

Throughout this week, I will be sharing resources I have created to support families impacted by birth trauma, with the hope that they offer understanding, validation and a pathway towards healing.

10/07/2026

https://events.humanitix.com/birth-trauma-a-core-needs-approach-lunch-break-webinar

In recognition of birth trauma awareness week join this free webinar.

Birth Trauma Through a Core Needs Lens

Live attendance: Free
Thursday 16th of July, 12 pm AEST sharp

30-minute presentation + 15-minute Q&A

Please arrive five minutes early.

Recording access: $10

Explore how birth trauma can affect safety, stability, trust, connection, identity, confidence and self-worth.

Learn a collaborative, needs-focused approach that can sit alongside EMDR, schema therapy and other trauma-focused interventions.

Includes practical resources to use with parents.

10/06/2026

Parent and infant mental health cannot be separated.

Yet many parents describe feeling that their own needs have been minimised, dismissed, or become invisible during early parenthood, at precisely the time they most need support.

Supporting infant mental health means holding both baby and parent in mind. It means recognising that parents bring their own histories, strengths, vulnerabilities, and emotional needs into the transition to parenthood.

When parents feel seen, understood, and supported, it not only matters for their own wellbeing, it also strengthens the relationships in which infants grow and develop.

10/06/2026

Parent and infant mental health cannot be separated.

Yet many parents describe feeling that their own needs have been minimised, dismissed, or become invisible during early parenthood, at precisely the time they most need support.

Supporting infant mental health means holding both baby and parent in mind. It means recognising that parents bring their own histories, strengths, vulnerabilities, and emotional needs into the transition to parenthood.

When parents feel seen, understood, and supported, it not only matters for their own wellbeing, it also strengthens the relationships in which infants grow and develop.

As we recognise Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, perhaps we can ask ourselves:

How can we better hold the mental health of both parent and infant in mind within our health systems and within society?

09/06/2026

Parenthood is one of many journeys.

The Perinatal Journeys Reflection Cards are a collection of over 100 thoughtfully illustrated image cards designed to support reflection, conversation, storytelling, and meaning-making throughout the perinatal period.

Each card features a carefully crafted image without words, inviting parents, caregivers, and professionals to bring their own interpretations, experiences, emotions, and meaning.

These reflection cards are now available at https://payhip.com/b/NrXcp