Frankie Bridge Opens Up About Her Maternal Mental Health Battles | Happy Place Podcast

Frankie opens up about mum guilt, antenatal depression, the treatments she underwent while pregnant and why she took antidepressants during her two pregnancies. In this chat with Fearne, Frankie openly discusses her struggles with anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy, the pressure of being a parent in the public eye, and how she started a conversation with her children about mental health encouraging them to talk about their own emotions as well as hers. Publicly, we're having more frank conversations about post-natal depression, but antenatal depression still isn't discussed as widely. What did you think of today's episode? Did you draw any reflections or conclusions that you would like to share with all of us? Frankie Bridge is a member of the music group The Saturdays. She has achieved nineteen UK Top 10 Singles and six UK Top 10 Albums. Frankie Bridge became an ambassador for MIND after opening up about her experience with depression, panic attacks and anxiety. Follow Frankie Bridge on Instagram for more:   / frankiebridge   Frankie's book, Grow: Motherhood, Mental Health, and Me, is out now: https://amzn.to/3DboMoA You can pre-order Fearne’s new book Speak Your Truth here: https://amzn.to/2HwAkek Listen to the Happy Place podcast here podfollow.com/happyplace or you can watch it on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3pSerHr ABOUT HAPPY PLACE Fearne's HAPPY PLACE is a place to celebrate honesty, authenticity and community. Fearne delves into life, love, loss and everything in-between by chatting to inspiring individuals who have made a change in their own lives or help other people to find different ways of seeing life as she reveals what happiness means to them. Happy Place is a space that is safe for all where difference is celebrated and the extraordinary is discovered. A place to focus on the positives and to help you find the joy every day - big or small. Still haven't subscribed to Fearne Cotton's Happy Place on Youtube? ► https://bit.ly/371zqza ABOUT FEARNE COTTON Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter, mother, broadcaster, writer and founder of Happy Place, a place where Fearne holds difficult but important conversations to encourage self-care and self-appreciation, creating a positive impact on the world, giving everyone a voice and actively listening. CONNECT WITH FEARNE COTTON Instagram:   / fearnecotton   Facebook:   / fearnecotton   Twitter:   / fearnecotton   #FearneCotton​ #FrankieBridge #HappyPlace​ #happyplacepodcast​ #interview​ #postnataldepression #antenataldepression #mentalhealthawareness #anxietyrelief #pregnancyjourney