Postpartum mood disorders can look like crying, sadness, depression, anger, rage. This is a brief guide for new mothers, their families, their doulas, and anyone who loves and supports them, covering the range of postpartum moods from "normal" to those requiring assistance.

The Matrescence Ritual is a full body and mind experience, drawing on conscious and unconscious emotional material.

Originally posted October 10, 2018. In May of 2018, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) expanded the definition of postpartum care of mom and baby and embraced the inclusive concept of the “fourth trimester.” For decades, American mom-baby advocacy groups have used the fourth trimester as a way to conceptualize newborn care in the first three months. And now ACOG validates and identifies this conceptualization of the fourth trimester as a s

Originally posted September 11, 2017. Pregnancy and birth are major adult transitions filled with joy, but the transition to parenthood...

Originally posted July 28, 2014. Different cultures acknowledge the postpartum period in different ways. In the United States, postpartum is viewed as a time when the new mom is expected to quickly recover and become mobile and get back to “normal” life. There’s a lot of emphasis on healthy pregnancy and birth and how to care for a newborn. However, the physical and emotional transition of the new mom and family are not part of the postpartum conversation in the US. Thi