Book Review: Are You There Alone? The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by Suzanne O’Malley
Originally posted February 26, 2019. Are You There Alone? is written by Suzanne O’Malley, an investigative reporter. She followed the...
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DBT Skills for the Fourth Trimester
Updated August, 2021 DBT for Managing Emotions for New Moms Taking care of a newborn is all encompassing. It is exhausting. And it’s...
ACOG Recognizes the Fourth Trimester
Originally posted October 10, 2018. In May of 2018, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) expanded the...
Postpartum Depression, Shame and Stigma
Originally posted October 1, 2018. Postpartum Depression, Shame and Stigma Clara just had a baby. But she was not feeling very…well,...
5 Mindbody Ways to take care of mental health during pregnancy
Originally posted September 18, 2018. 5 MindBody Ways to Care for Mental Health During Pregnancy Be mindful of your mental health during...
Hire a postpartum doula to help in the fourth trimester
Originally posted September 11, 2018. Hire a postpartum doula to help in the fourth trimester What is a postpartum doula? A postpartum...
Part two: Recovering from birth trauma
Originally posted August 14, 2018. Last week, we discussed the story of Betty’s traumatic birth here. This week, we’ll discuss Betty’s...
Part One: Recovering from birth trauma
Originally posted August 6, 2018. Part One: Recovering from birth trauma Betty was feeling very down, anxious and disconnected. She had...
Book Review: Birth of a New Brain by Dyane Harwood
Updated March 31, 2022 Dyane's lifelong healing journey with bipolar Dyane Harwood battled depression her whole life and then bipolar...
How much stress in pregnancy is too much?
Originally posted May 8, 2018. Good question – how much stress in pregnancy is too much? Like many things in life, the question of how...
Facing the reality of postpartum depression
Originally posted May 1, 2018. Postpartum depression changed my life. I let my postpartum depression go untreated for a long time after I...
Interview with Kathy Morelli: Journey of a PPD Survivor
Originally posted November 13, 2017. Ivy Shih Leung, postpartum depression author, activist and award winning blogger, interviewed me...
EPDS can help you determine if you are postpartum depressed
Originally posted November 6, 2017. Perinatal mood disorders are the most common complication of childbirth. 15 – 20 % of women...
Book Review: We Were Gonna Have a Baby, but We Had an Angel Instead by Pat Schwiebert
Originally posted October 16, 2017. Helping Children Cope When the Family Has Infant Loss A pregnancy loss is a primal, deep loss. And...
Mindbody Pregnancy and Postpartum Care
Originally posted September 11, 2017. Pregnancy and birth are major adult transitions filled with joy, but the transition to parenthood...
Mindfulness, motherhood, everyday life
Originally posted August 28, 2017. As a practitioner of holistic, or mindbody, psychology, I use an integrative approach to healing. ...
Infant massage is good for both mom and baby!
Originally posted June 26, 2017. As a licensed massage therapist, certified aromatherapist and licensed professional counselor, I’ve...
Affirmations for Positive Mothering!
Originally posted May 14, 2017. Happy Mother’s Day! Be kind to yourself today. Affirmations by themselves are not all that need to do to...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Depression, Prevalence, Stigma
Originally posted May 9, 2017. May is Mental Health Awareness Month! As of 2017, the World Health Organization lists depression as the...
5 Parenting Myths for New Moms to Totally Ignore!
Originally posted June 5, 2017. As the mom of a 22 year old, I wanted to just say “Heeeyyy!” to all you new moms out there and throw...
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