🤱 How Can Societal Views of Enjoying a Newborn and Being Excited Influence a Mother? - with Counsellor Marie Vaile #newparents
This video explores how social expectations around motherhood, such as the pressure to feel joyful, grateful, or instantly bonded can shape a mother’s emotional experience after birth, sometimes leading to guilt, isolation, or self-doubt when reality feels different.
Marie Vaile is a qualified and BACP-registered counsellor offering a warm, compassionate space to explore life’s emotional challenges. With a background in social care and years of experience working across mental health charities in Cardiff and the Vale, Marie brings deep understanding to a wide range of emotional struggles, including anxiety, stress, complex trauma, and addiction.
She has specialist training in maternal mental health, birth trauma, and baby loss, and is deeply passionate about supporting parents and couples during the perinatal period. Drawing on lived experience and professional expertise, Marie provides a calm, non-judgemental space to process pain, rebuild self-compassion, and move towards emotional wellbeing. 🌿
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