About Emily Mac Postnatal Support
I’m Emily, I have been a mental health nurse for over 20 years, with experience across a variety of fields in the NHS – adolescent inpatient services, acute adult wards, early intervention for psychosis in the community, working alongside GPs in the primary care mental health service, as well as over 6 years in the community perinatal team.
Me and my husband Ian have three daughters, and a huge labradoodle. Alongside taking the girls to various clubs and social events, and walking the dog, I also love weightlifting, pilates, and very strong cups of tea!
I discovered my passion for supporting mums and babies during my time in the perinatal team, as well as through my own experiences of pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. I realised that there is a huge gap in provision for women who aren’t finding the transition to motherhood easy, but who are not needing specialist mental health services.
I am setting out to help new mums to feel confident, I want you to feel nurtured, empowered and valued. I want to support you to enjoy all the lovely parts of having a new baby, but also develop the skills to manage the difficult times.
I don’t want you to feel you have to battle on alone. And I feel passionately about giving babies the best start in life to grow into emotionally healthy children and adults.
Social connection, my family, health and nature are all very important to me, and these values underpin everything I do. I have spent time over the past year prioritising my own mental and physical wellbeing, a big part of that is being outside in nature.
My favourite quotes
"We don’t lose ourselves in parenthood. We find parts of ourselves we never knew existed.”
L.R. Knost
"Don’t stand unmoving outside the door of a crying baby whose only desire is to touch you. Go to your baby. Go to your baby a million times. Demonstrate that people can be trusted, that the environment can be trusted, that we live in a benign universe.”
Peggy O’Mara
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
Desmond Tutu
“Emily was so calming of my worries and reminded me of what we'd discussed that would help keep me well. Emily was a real help and strength throughout that time...allowing me to look after my baby and the rest of my family as well.”
Sophie (mum of two)