by Lauren Braithwaite | Blog
As part of mental health awareness week 2023, we have been speaking to two of our incredible counsellors to understand more about what you can do in the immediate aftermath of pregnancy or baby loss to support your mental health. In this conversation, Flora and...
by Lauren Braithwaite | Blog
This week (15th-21st May 2023) is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is anxiety – something that resonates with so many of us in the baby loss community, particularly those experiencing pregnancy after loss. One of our wonderful senior counsellors,...
by Lauren Braithwaite | Blog
It was great to see Petals in the news this week as we near the launch of our virtual Land’s End to John O’Groats Walk. The article below appeared on the ITV news website on Tuesday 28th March. Baby loss charity Petals turning away two grieving parents a...
by Lauren Braithwaite | Blog
On Tuesday 25th October MPs will come together for the annual Baby Loss Awareness Week debate in Westminster. This year’s debate will focus on staffing shortages in maternity care. Safe and sustainable staffing is important, not only for safety, but also to ensure...
by Lauren Braithwaite | Blog
We are delighted to bring you the second guest blog for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. This blog comes from the incredible Annabel (@maybehood_ on Instagram). Her writing is so raw, personal and honest that it is impossible not to connect with her...
