Laura Hans Therapy

17/10/2025

https://laurahanstherapy.co.uk/perinatal-mental-health/3-mood-boosting-daily-habits-for-new-mums/

Hi all, I’m sharing my latest blog please read/share with anyone who may benefit 🤗

Caring for a newborn is hard work. Discover 3 mood-boosting daily habits for new mums to improve your mental health…

18/09/2025

Hi, I’m Laura 👋🏽

I’m a Psychotherapist for New Mums and mum of three, and I’m so glad you found me here.

If you’re a new mum feeling like you’re somehow “getting it wrong” or that you’re a bad mum, I want you to know - you’re not alone, and you’re not broken.

For over 11 years, I’ve been supporting mothers through their mental health journeys. I’ve worked in the NHS as a CBT Therapist and Perinatal Champion, and now I work privately with mums who are struggling with that overwhelming feeling that they’re failing at motherhood.

Here’s what I believe: It’s not poor parenting, it’s poor self-view.

Through EMDR therapy, parts work, and self-compassion practices, I help new mothers heal from trauma and transform into the confident parents they already are deep down.

Everyone wants to hold the baby, but who is holding you? 🤱🏽

On this page, you’ll find:
✨ Gentle reminders that you’re doing better than you think
✨ Real talk about the unfiltered side of motherhood
✨ Evidence-based strategies for managing anxiety and mum guilt
✨ Support for healing from childhood and perinatal trauma
✨ Permission to be imperfect and still be a good mum

I’m here to nurture and support you through this journey, because when a mother feels held, heard and emotionally supported, she and her whole family benefit.

You deserve compassion - especially from yourself 🫶🏽

If you’re a new mum craving free, actionable support today, comment NURTURE and I’ll DM you the link to subscribe to The Nurture Toolkit - my bi-weekly email packed with valuable information and gentle prompts to support you on your motherhood journey.
I can’t wait to connect with you 🥰

17/09/2025

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15/07/2025

I’ve heard this twice in the therapy room this week and it’s only Tuesday.

And this was also one of the reasons why I wanted to have my own trauma therapy because my kids were really triggering me (obvs not intentionally) and I wanted to be a better mum for them.

Want to learn more about your triggers and what they may be linking back to?

Comment TRIGGER LOG and I’ll DM you the link to get yours for free 🫶🏽

14/07/2025

As a therapist who works with New mums every day, I see the same patterns over and over. The beliefs that keep you stuck, the expectations that aren’t realistic, and the guilt that serves absolutely no one.

Which one of these hit home for you the most? Drop the number in the comments - I’d love to know which resonates ☁️

And if you’re craving more support like this, comment NURTURE and I’ll DM you the link to The Nurture Toolkit - my bi-weekly email packed with actionable ways to support yourself through motherhood.

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13/07/2025

Can you relate to critical thoughts telling you you’re failing? Or the overwhelming pressure to be perfect? What about the harsh voice in your head telling you that you’re a bad mum?

These are the exact habits keeping you stuck in the “bad mum” cycle.

Every day in my therapy room, I see new mums who believe they’re doing it all wrong—when in reality, it’s not their parenting that needs changing, it’s their self-view.

The truth is, beating yourself up, setting impossible standards, and speaking to yourself unkindly aren’t just making motherhood harder—they’re actively preventing you from seeing what an amazing job you’re already doing💗

What if instead, you treated yourself with the same gentleness you show your little one?

Self-compassion isn’t just a nice idea—it’s the foundation for becoming the confident, present mum you want to be. When we heal our relationship with ourselves, everything shifts—including how we experience motherhood.

Remember, everyone wants to hold the baby, but who is holding you?

If you’re a new mum craving free, actionable support today, comment NURTURE and I’ll DM you the link to subscribe to The Nurture Toolkit, a bi-weekly email packed with valuable information to support and nurture you on your motherhood journey.

I can’t wait to connect with you 🫶🏽

22/06/2025

Even though for so many of us, being in control feels better, it’s just not possible how ever much we try to be in control of everything 100% of the time.

Many new mums who I work with really struggle with pregnancy and postpartum because having a new baby brings lots of uncertainty, unpredictability and lack of control.

There are two ways you can cope: try to remain in control which uses high effort and a short term sense of relief. But in the longer term, the more in control you try and feel, the more dysregulated you’ll get when something happens that is out of your control.

Or… you can do things that in the short term doesn’t feel comfortable but means in the longer term, you’ll feel more comfortable with lack of control and uncertainty. And that thing is setting up little ways that you can let go of control to get used to the feeling that goes with it.

This could be things like leaving your baby with your partner while you do something else so you don’t have control of the situation.

Or letting your partner wash the bottles and not re-washing them in case they haven’t done it right.

Research shows that the more you do this, the less anxious you’ll feel in the longer term because you’re more able to tolerate situations where you don’t have control.

Does this resonate? Let me know in the comments 🫶🏽

02/06/2025

Have you ever experienced an overwhelming feeling when your baby is crying and you’re trying not to break down too? You’re not alone. So many of us grew up without learning healthy emotional regulation, and now we’re expected to teach it to our little ones.

It is really hard for an emotionally depleted mother to nurture emotional strength in her child when she is struggling to manage her own feelings. Learning to process your own feelings isn’t just self-care—it’s the foundation of confident motherhood.

Imagine responding to your baby’s needs from a place of calm instead of chaos. Imagine breaking generational patterns and giving your child the emotional tools you never had.

That’s what we do together. DM me for a free consultation and let’s talk about how you can start your journey toward emotional regulation that benefits both you AND your baby 🫶🏽