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What I wish every parent knew about intrusive thoughts (and what doesn’t work to manage them)

October 15, 2022 by Bethany Warren

Intrusive and unwanted thoughts and images are super common, with up to 90% of new parents having these at times. It’s normal, in other words, to have worrisome images or thoughts pop into your mind about harm coming to you or your baby. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s like your brain is doing it’s job, scanning the environment […]

Filed Under: mental health, OCD, parenthood, pregnancy Tagged With: compulsions, ERP, intrusive thoughts, new parents, obsessions, OCD, perinatal mental health, perinatal OCD, postnatal mental health, postnatal OCD, postpartum OCD

Can you do EMDR therapy during Pregnancy?

May 12, 2022 by Bethany Warren

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“Is it safe to do EMDR therapy with a pregnant client?” “Is it safe to do EMDR in the first trimester of pregnancy?” “What do I do if my client I’m doing EMDR with becomes pregnant?” There are several widespread myths and misconceptions about the use of EMDR therapy with a pregnant client.  And while […]

Filed Under: birth trauma, EMDR Therapy, mental health, pregnancy, Pregnancy loss, trauma Tagged With: birth trauma, EMDR, EMDR therapist, EMDR therapy, perinatal mental health, pmads, pregnancy, pregnancy loss

‘Tis the Season to Tune Into Yourself

December 30, 2021 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

  Oof, the holidays can be a minefield of triggers, amiright? This time can have a way of amplifying whatever it is that you’re already going through, and can make things more difficult. If you’re a new or expecting parent dealing with a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, or struggling with infertility, how hard this […]

Filed Under: birth trauma, grief, Infertility, mental health, parenthood, pregnancy, Pregnancy loss, self care, trauma Tagged With: boundaries, family, grief, holidays, parenting, rest, self compassion, self-care, traditions

May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month

May 26, 2021 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

    The first week in particular focused on bringing awareness to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and mental health from conception and beyond. As Perinatal Mental Health Therapists, It’s kind of like our Olympics, awareness-week wise. 😍 This is a great opportunity to share your own stories, uplift each other, and show the real […]

Filed Under: mental health, parenthood, pregnancy Tagged With: maternal mental health, new dad, new mom, perinatal mental health, pmads, postnatal anxiety, postnatal depression, postnatal mental health, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, support

Let’s talk birth and reproductive trauma

February 2, 2021 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

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  Trauma is so subjective, right? Why is it one person’s emergent c-section can be experienced as “that was scary but it’s over now, I’m relieved” whereas another person might experience their as traumatic (and continuing to cause distress when they are reminded of it?) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Subjective distress is the most important correlation with a […]

Filed Under: birth trauma, Infertility, mental health, pregnancy, trauma Tagged With: birth trauma, EMDR therapy, perinatal mental health, postpartum, posttraumatic growth, ptsd, trauma, trauma triggers

Matrescence article

September 18, 2020 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: mental health, parenthood Tagged With: emotions, matrescence, motherhood, perinatal mental health, postpartum

Who is in your village?

August 23, 2020 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: mental health, parenthood Tagged With: doulas, parenthood, perinatal mental health, postpartum, support

Black Moms Matter, Black Moms are precious

June 25, 2020 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

  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 […]

Filed Under: mental health, parenthood Tagged With: black moms, maternal mortality, reproductive justice, social justice

Let’s hear it for the Dads!

June 22, 2020 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: mental health, parenthood Tagged With: dads, fatherhood, perinatal mental health

Pregnancy in the Time of Covid

May 13, 2020 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: mental health, parenthood Tagged With: Covid, motherhood, parenthood, perinatal mental health, pregnancy, support

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