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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

The mental health impact on NICU parents

September 6, 2022 by Bethany Warren

    I have such a special place in my heart for NICU families, having started my career working as a social worker in a NICU over 20 years ago. I absolutely loved that job, working alongside some incredible nurses and doctors, and supporting new parents during some of their most challenging days. Then, when […]

Filed Under: birth trauma, NICU, parenthood, parenting, pregnancy Tagged With: birth trauma, new dad, new mom, new parent, NICU, NICU awareness, perinatal mental health, ptsd

‘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

What is Work / Life balance? And what is working for you?

August 27, 2021 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

Do you ever notice that work/life balance is sometimes talked about as if it’s a thing you can achieve? Like it’s a moment of equilibrium in which your life has been finely calibrated and you’ve got it figured out? I would love to know what that actually looks like. There is no “there” to get […]

Filed Under: parenting Tagged With: Covid, fertility, infertility, working moms, working mother, working parent

Our Book Baby has a due date!

July 18, 2021 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

  I am so thrilled to report that our book is due out September 30th and is now available via pre-order!   Our book, the Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook, is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and our publisher Routledge‘s website.   I wrote this book with my colleague Dr. Beth […]

Filed Under: books, parenthood, pregnancy Tagged With: author, emotions, maternal mental health, new dad, new mom, new parent, perinatal mental health, pmads, postnatal mental health, postpartum, postpartum depression, pregnancy, workbook

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

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

Happy Pride Month!

June 30, 2020 by Bethany Warren Leave a Comment

  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 […]

Filed Under: parenthood Tagged With: diversity, LGBTQIA, pride month, same sex parents

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

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