Category: Inspiring stories

We are delighted to publish a guest blog by Dr Seema Datta from Keyajee Ayurvedic Clinic, London. Dr Datta is an Ayurvedic doctor, International speaker, and an award-winning Entrepreneur. She is an Ayurveda Graduate and obtained her degree in Bachelors in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery in 1995. She has been supporting women in their transition to motherhood since 1993.     Dr Datta briefly summarised what Ayurveda is as follows: "'Ayurveda' (Ayu=life and Veda=science), as the name suggests, is the science of life or I say, it is the Manual for the living being. If we know Ayurveda, then we can...

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We are delighted to feature the wonderful work by Emily Tredget from the United Kingdom (UK). Emily is a mother of one and has set up MummyLinks as she is 'passionate about helping mums beat loneliness'. She also started the #ShoutieSelfie campaign to raise awareness of maternal mental health and remove the stigma. Emily is also supporting the work of IFWIP as a member of the Board of Adviser.   This is what Emily has to say about her recent focus of work:  "Maternal Mental Health week is just around the corner and I for one can't wait! It's the highlight of my...

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We are delighted to feature the inspirational work by Dr Katayune Kaeni from California, USA, who is doing a unique and fascinating work in raising awareness and educating the global community on perinatal mental health.  Dr Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D., also known as Dr Kat, is a renowned psychologist based in California (USA) who specializes in perinatal mental health. [caption id="attachment_931" align="aligncenter" width="228"] Dr Katayune Kaeni (Dr Kat)[/caption] She began her specialization several years into her career as a psychologist after she experienced postpartum depression, anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with the birth of her first child.  Unfortunately, as is true for...

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Today in our Inspiring Stories Category we are delighted to feature the inspirational work by Rebecca Ryan, one of our Board of Advisers. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her family. Rebecca is the founder and principal yoga and meditation teacher at Surrender Yoga and Meditation. She has been teaching meditation, prenatal and postnatal yoga, and mums & bubs yoga since 2007. Rebecca enjoys sharing her passion for meditation with other mothers, whether long-term meditators or newbies and encourages her students to allow mindfulness to seep into their daily lives. A full member of the IYTA (International Yoga Teachers Association), Rebecca was also a faculty member of the inaugural IYTA Diploma of...

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The outstanding contribution of the pharmacists to the patient care is celebrated today in the social media using the #pharmacy24. IFWIP would like to thank all the pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other pharmacy staff from all around the world for their tireless work in medicine and healthcare. On this occasion, we are delighted to feature the inspirational work by Hala Jawad, one of our Board of Advisers. Hala is a pharmacist from the United Kingdom who, in her own words, 'is passionate about all things pharmacy!'  She has been one of the lucky ones to have been involved in many other activities outside of a traditional...

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We are delighted to publish a guest blog from Mr Gareth Presch, Founder & CEO, World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS). Mr Presch is one of the members of the Board of Advisers of IFWIP and has been a great supporter of the work IFWIP is doing. WHIS organised an event (along with The Happy Mums Foundation) at Carlisle in December 2016 to raise awareness on wellbeing during pregnancy and beyond. We would like to thank Mr Gareth Presch for the blog: World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) was inspired by the Carlisle Ambassadors in 2015 and the inspiring Give A Day to the City...

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Dr Raja Gangopadhyay, Founder, International Forum for Wellbeing In Pregnancy (IFWIP) requested Emma Jane Sasaru to share her inspirational work in supporting mothers and families. Emma is from United Kingdom (UK) and working tirelessly in 'raising awareness of perinatal PTSD, anxiety, panic disorder and birth trauma by talking at conferences, campaigning, blogging and helping with the setting up of strategic pathways in local Trusts and helping develop education for healthcare professionals'.  Emma summarised her work as follows: "I currently work in the National Health Service (NHS) in the Health in Pregnancy Service (HiPS) team at the Walsall NHS Healthcare NHS Trust...

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Dr Raja Gangopadhyay, Founder, International Forum for Wellbeing In Pregnancy (IFWIP) requested Laura Clark to share her inspirational work in the field of Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents. Laura is a highly respected Parenting/ Lifestyle writer & mental health advocate from United Kingdom (UK). She suffered from Postnatal Depression / Anxiety. Now she is doing outstanding work in raising awareness and training healthcare professionals. She has created the Butterfly Mother blog where she shares "the painfully honest highs & lows of family life, including survival tips, recipes and reviews. PLUS, plenty of tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally...

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Mr Ashley Curry, one of the members of Board of Advisers of International Forum for Wellbeing In Pregnancy (IFWIP), was invited to attend as a Panel of Experts for the session, "Q&A on accessing treatment and other advocacy issues" at the OCD Action National Conference in London (UK) on 3rd March 2018. He shared his experiences and how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was beneficial to his recovery. Professor David Veale, Dr Rob Willson, Dr Lynne Drummond, Dr Amita Jassi were also on the panel at the Conference answering questions from the audience, about effective treatment for those that have obsessive-compulsive disorder, and...

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