Let’s just name it…this is a hard time to be a new parent. This is just hard right now, period. What an extraordinary time of grief, change, and fear, coupled with the celebration of your precious new baby. My heart aches for you being in such a vulnerable season of growth and change in your […]
It’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month which is a wonderful time to highlight Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, mamas and partners affected, and all the great work happening in this field. So here’s to you: Here’s to the 1 in 5 mamas (and 1 in 3 mamas of color) who will get […]
The lasting impact of infertility
For couples struggling to build their family, infertility can put a strain on the couple and even impact family relationships. The path to conception can often be long and arduous and can feel like a grieving process repeated month after month. It ultimately will resolve in one of three ways: 1. The couple will conceive […]
Are you practicing infertility etiquette?
This is National Infertility Awareness Week, brought to us by Resolve . Did you know 1 out of 8 couples and individuals experience infertility when trying to build a family? It’s important we learn how to support, speak with empathy and help people to not feel isolated. This week helps us gain information about infertility […]
Calm down, cheer up, stop crying (and other unhelpful crap we are told).
It doesn’t work when other people tell us to calm down and it certainly doesn’t work when we do it to ourselves either. When is the last time you were feeling anxious and someone told you to just “chill out” and it worked? Or when’s the last time you felt depressed and someone told you […]
Did you know you can experience a delayed onset of symptoms?
Not everyone experiences immediate onset of mental health symptoms. Mood symptoms (such as bipolar, anxiety and depression) can start up to 2 years after having a baby, not just during the pregnancy or immediately after giving birth. Common times for the onset of symptoms include: 1) when weaning breastfeeding 2) when starting back on birth […]
Freedom is learning how to feel ALL of your feelings
Emotions are not meant to be shoved down, fought against, or avoided. They can be such wise messengers sent to bring us the gift of our truth. As we lean into our emotions, they tell us everything we need to know. Much like a “check engine light” indicates what’s happening inside our car, our […]
The most common complication of pregnancy
What is the most common complication of pregnancy? Most people will guess gestation diabetes, morning sickness, or something else you hear about frequently. However, it’s not a physical complication that is the most frequent at all, but actually perinatal mental health disorders are the most common complication of pregnancy! We use “perinatal” as the term […]
Let’s talk about the choices you had at the time…
Your wound is probably not your fault, but your healing is your responsibility. – Denice Frohman – _______________________________________________________________________________ Whether you experienced early childhood trauma, a traumatic birth experience, are working through relationship conflict, or someone has hurt you deeply, that all was beyond your control. Perhaps you experienced a Perinatal Mood or Anxiety Disorder like […]
Risk and growth
My first blog post…. and it seems fitting to use one of my favorite quotes as inspiration. Whenever I feel nervous to try something personally or professionally, this quote inspires me. I think it perfectly captures that sense of fear when stretching oneself, taking that leap of faith, and doing something different. _______________________________________________ And then […]
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