May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month and this May I am taking part in Action for Postpartum Psychosis (APP) Miles for Mum challenge to raise money for this fantastic charity and raise awareness for this medical emergency.

After Evelyn was born I became severely unwell incredibly quickly and was diagnosed with Postpartum Psychosis. If anyone wants to ask me about it please contact me, it’s a very long story but I’ve made a full recovery and want to raise awareness for this illness and money for this great charity.

I am walking 64 miles in the month of May (the distance from my house to the inpatient ward then Mother & Baby Unit I was treated).

More about APP:

Action on Postpartum Psychosis is a UK charity. We’re here to make sure mums, parents and families are supported through postpartum psychosis – a severe, but treatable, form of mental illness that occurs after having a baby and affects over 1000 new mums in the UK each year.

We offer information and peer support, facilitate ground breaking research, raise awareness and campaign for improved services.

Our life changing peer support network helps women and families affected by postpartum psychosis feel understood, supported and less isolated.