Anyone can show up when you’re happy. But the ones who stay by your side when your heart falls apart, they are your true friends. -Brigitte Nichole Did you know that approximately 15% or 1 in 7 moms experience postpartum depression after the birth of their baby? Depression is also the most common complication of […]
Postpartum Anxiety
Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving and progressing. –Mandy Hale Did you know that 10% or one in ten moms develop postpartum anxiety according to Postpartum Support International? We hear a lot of postpartum depression, but postpartum anxiety is very common too. You may […]
The Baby Blues
Being a mother while having to repair yourself emotionally and physically is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do. –B.T.R. Horsham I remember experiencing the baby blues with both of my kids. Mine showed up in the form of tears. I’d be crying and my husband would ask why I was […]
Your Birth Story
In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves. -Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn I didn’t realize I had a traumatic birth with my daughter, my first child, until I gave birth to my son, my second child. When I compared the two births, there were night […]
Defining the Postpartum Period in Motherhood
A new baby is like the beginning of all things– wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. -Eda LeShan As a certified Perinatal Mental Health therapist (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International (PSI), I have extensive training in working with pregnant and postpartum moms. Pregnancy is self-explanatory, but what exactly is postpartum? The postpartum period is considered […]
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