I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time, and I am quite proud that I got out of that. -J.K. Rowlings Do you find yourself getting depressed this time of year? Maybe it starts with feeling disconnected from others and […]
Surviving Versus Thriving
We laugh to survive. Then, with joy we thrive. – Mary Anne Radmacher Think about times in your life when you were just getting through the day versus when there was a good flow to your day. Here’s what survival mode may look like during pregnancy: Going through the motions of your day/just getting through […]
Less Common Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)
A woman may hear how motherhood will change her life forever. Indeed. But what is often not said is that some of these changes will be profoundly disquieting, often launching her into a crisis, the likes of which she has never known. -Karen Kleiman Most of us have heard about the more common perinatal mood […]
Setbacks in Mom Life
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain. -Vivian Greene Have you had any recent setbacks? I know I sure have! They’re hard to manage, especially when we’re also raising kids. We often hope and expect the road to healing to be linear, and it can […]
Emotional Reactivity in Motherhood
Emotions are celebrated and repressed, analyzed, and medicated, adored, and ignored — but rarely, if ever, are they honored. -Karla McLaren I want to focus this blog on emotional reactivity. Emotional reactivity is when we feel angry, hurt or stressed out and we overreact or react impulsively. We’ll be discussing how it shows up when […]
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