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What is matrescence? Becoming a mother is a tremendous developmental shift, and matrescence is a term used to describe this process and all the emotional, biological and hormonal changes that come during this time. Much like the term “adolescence” describes that period in our lives, and all that goes with it, this term describes this […]
We always talk about the important of a “village” in raising a child, and in truth, it takes a village to protect and raise new parents as well. Many cultures have traditions of surrounding new parents with support in the early postpartum recovery period. In China, for example, the “sitting the month” period entails the […]
I honor our LGBTQ+ community and same sex parents who continue to face tremendous obstacles and discrimination. I stand with you and celebrate with you. I’d like to give a huge shout out of love to all same sex parents. I honor the tremendous discriminatory, financial, insurance, institutional, political, and societal barriers you face […]
Like many of you, I’m having some hard conversations with people in my life who are resistant to the idea of implicit bias, or how this impacts people of color, particularly Black people. It’s so important we keep using our voices to spread awareness even if they’re uncomfortable conversations. Black women are dying due […]
It’s International Father’s Mental Health Day and such an important day to focus these important papas. Particularly right now💙 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Did you know that Dads can also experience depression and anxiety during the process of having a baby? 1 in 10 Dads will have depression when having a baby, and roughly 1 in 6 will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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