Hanna Beaven Psychologist

10/02/2024

Great article about intrusive scary thoughts experienced in motherhood - please know you are not alone

After having a baby, it can be startling to have unwanted thoughts suddenly pop into your head. But intrusive thoughts are both normal and treatable.

19/12/2021

Holidays 🏖 Wishing you all both fierce and tender self compassion ❤️

09/09/2021

It is often difficult to talk about our struggles, especially with parenthood.
Please ask R U OK? even to those around you that seem to be on top of everything

21/07/2021

Please see the services below if you need support in SA - especially during the Lockdown

16/07/2021

Challenging the myth of the perfect mother and increasing self compassion is n important part of the support I offer. Below is a free mini course from PANDA

This video illustrates why parenting ‘perfection’ is neither possible, nor what our children really need, and why good enough parenting is great parenting. What happens after I check out?After you purchase a course, you will receive an order confirmation and in a separate email an invitation to ...

21/11/2020

It is normal and valid to feel angry and overwhelmed by motherhood when we are expected (by ourselves, others & society) to be the "perfect caregivers" while juggling all our other roles (like worker, housekeeper, wife, daughter, sister, friend and so on) without a supportive village and/or our guilt, shame and self-criticism preventing us from accessing our support network.
Dr Sophie Brock has generously provided free access to her 1 hour webinar - The Mental Load + The Anger - Guilt Trap until Friday 27th November 2020 - link below
https://drsophiebrock.com/bloomtrainingrecording/

Understand The Mental Load and the Anger-Guilt Trap in Motherhood, and how you can start to transform your experiences as a Mother.

13/11/2020

Please share to support expectant and new parents to 'Tell Someone Who Cares' for PANDA Week 8-14 November

12/11/2020

In under 5 minutes this video by PANDA clearly explains why "Good Enough" parenting is GREAT parenting - taking pressure off trying to be a perfect parent which DOES NOT exist

10/09/2020

Are you OK? If you you are not feeling OK please reach out to friends, family or the many wonderful services available like PANDA

How are you going? To see if what you’re experiencing or observing in a loved one could be a reason to seek help, fill out a short mental health checklist.

10/09/2020

This is a great article by Karen Young from www.heysigmund.com not only what to expect from children at different ages but also how to we can support them.

Being a kid or a teen is not for lightweights - it's tough out there! Here's an age by age guide to what is normal behaviour for children from birth to teen

06/09/2020

Happy Father’s Day

09/06/2020

Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 7-12th June 2020