Are you ready to #shoutieselfie?

A few months ago we met Emily, founder of MummyLinks. Her aim is to help mums to beat loneliness as she was unfortunately enough to struggle with Post-Natal Depression after the birth of her son. We now know that loneliness can be a precursor to various maternal mental health illnesses, so what she is doing is of great interest to us at Best Beginnings.

In a few weeks time it will be the second Maternal Mental Health Awareness week, and as she did last year, Emily will be launching her #ShoutieSelfie campaign. It’s to raise awareness of PND and other maternal mental health issues, and to reduce that stigma that still surrounds it. It’s such a shame that there is still such a stigma, as statistics now suggest that 1 in 3 mums struggle with their mental health after birth, and 1 in 4 during pregnancy.

We come across many mums who struggle with mental health issues – Post Natal Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD. So we are proud to be supporting Emily in her upcoming campaign.

Starting on 30^th April we will shout about PND! We will be posting our #shoutieselfie supporting mums with PND. We would absolutely love you to join us in supporting her! You can either email [email protected] for more info prior to 30^th April, or follow @MummyLinksApp on Twitter and Instragram and follow suit when it all kicks off!

The campaign was a huge success last year – getting maternal mental health trending within half an hour, and one million impressions in the first few days. So we are super keen to support #ShoutieSelfie and make it even bigger this year!

• Email [email protected] to sign up as an initiator
• Follow @MummyLinksApp on Twitter and Instragram
• Take a selfie of you shouting ready for 30^th April!