I find that it’s the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays. – Amy Adams My dad passed away six years ago, right at the start of the holiday season, making this time of year bittersweet for me. On one hand, I’m so very thankful and grateful for all the great memories […]

24/7 Once you sign on to be a Mother, that’s the only shift they offer. -Jodi Picoult Internal Work Internal work can be really hard to do, especially in the early days of postpartum when you’re so very sleep deprived. Issues often show up during postpartum that can be quite surprising and even frustrating to […]

You can’t truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really feel the loss. -Mandy Hale Grief can show up in a lot of different ways throughout the transitions in our lives, and does show up during postpartum for most of us. Some common symptoms of grief include: Shock Sadness Exhaustion Body aches […]

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 […]

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 […]