Originally posted April 10, 2017. Did you know that 99% of women who stop breastfeeding due to medications can actually continue? As a...

Originally posted February 27, 2017. Being a new parent was one of the most confusing times in my life. Everything changes: the way that...

Originally posted January 8, 2017. Infant Loss is a Family Event The death of a baby is a deep loss. Parents who have lost a baby to ...

Originally posted January 3, 2017. Overview of Pregnancy Loss You have recently experienced a pregnancy loss. You have many questions...

Originally posted April 16, 2014. Here’s a guest post from Helen Philips, who counsels birth mothers about the issues involved in giving...

Originally posted January 16, 2014. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Helsinki found that the prenatal brain has the...

Originally posted May 27, 2013. Guest Post! PSI’s Valerie Rudiak! Today I have the honor of hosting a story that looks at postpartum...

Originally published November 5, 2012. Unless you live under a rock and don’t go out at all, you have to know that Jersey Shore’s Nicole...

Originally posted October 10, 2012. I’m re-posting a previous blog that I wrote for World Mental Health Day. As I said before, as an LPC,...

Originally published April 2, 2012. New research was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Katherine Laughon,...

Originally posted April 1, 2012. Science and Sensibility I am honored and hope that I can do a good job for Lamaze International for the...

Originally published March 26, 2012. Join us on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) of...

Originally published February 20, 2012. Share Your Story – New series from BirthTouch! Ann Kirchner, CD(DONA) has graciously agreed to...

Originally published February 11, 2012. You remember the intensity at the beginning of your relationship: you were enveloped in an...

Updated August 2021 In Part Five of my Infant Sleep Series, I revisit Dr. Sears’ bed-sharing and attachment parenting books as I am...

Originally posted October 9, 2011. Hey there! Honored to be part of PsychCentral’s World Mental Health Day Blog Party! Today, as an...

Originally published September 15, 2011. I am in Seattle from Wednesday to Sunday for Postpartum Support International’s (PSI) Annual...