Author Archives: Nicole Highet
The truth behind past trauma – Katie’s Story
Katie experienced a difficult upbringing and her relationship with her own mother impacted her confidence at the critical entry point of motherhood. Katie bravely shares her experience as part of COPE’s #thetruth campaign. Becoming… Read More
The truth about anxiety and depression when having a baby – Jade’s story
For Jade, mum to baby Oscar, pregnancy and new motherhood were nothing like what she expected. With pregnancy in particular, you think about the things you see in the media with that… Read More
The truth behind perinatal loss – Renata’s Story
“The truth is no one talks about the consuming grief, the sadness, the mixed feelings, the anger you feel after you lose a baby. People tell you to move on that, things happen for a… Read More
The truth behind infertility – Melinda’s Story
“The truth is infertility is an emotional and physical rollercoaster” It took five years and one month for Melinda to fall pregnant with Avery who is now almost three years old. “It was a lot… Read More
‘What have you done to me?’ Paloma Faith shares her experience of postpartum psychosis
When I saw singer/songwriter, Paloma Faith’s comments yesterday about her experience of postpartum psychosis, I admit I read the sentences once, twice, three times – because how often do you hear celebrities talking about motherhood… Read More
Understanding your experience: COPE National Campaign
At COPE, we understand that the journey to becoming a parent, or trying to become a parent, can be filled with challenges. Many of these we were never aware of, or are not spoken about… Read More
Calling Perinatal Clinicians and Organisations: We want to hear from you!
Have your say to inform Australia’s national perinatal emotional and mental health campaign The Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) has been funded by the Commonwealth Government to implement a national perinatal mental health awareness… Read More