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New Study: Chronic Stress During Pregnancy Increases Risk for Postpartum Depression
Originally posted October 15, 2012. Benedetta Leuner, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State University,...


Coming out of the closet about depression and postpartum depression
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,...


Part Two: EMDR safety for healing birth trauma
Originally posted October 6, 2012. This post originally appeared in Science and Sensibility Part Two: Clinical Opinions Regarding the...


Part One: EMDR to treat Birth Trauma or PTSD (Onset Childbirth)
Originally posted October 6, 2012. This originally appeared in Science and Sensibility Part One: Research review: Evaluating EMDR as a...


How Much Stress is Too Much Stress in Pregnancy?
Originally posted September 26, 2012. I’d love to share with you a chapter from new book, BirthTouch: Shiatsu and Acupressure for the...
Book Review: One Mom’s Journey to Motherhood by Ivy Shih Leung
Originally posted July 31, 2012. I met Ivy at Postpartum Support International’s Conference in 2011. She had such a nice feeling about...


Hel-loooo Birth World – the Sky is Blue: Part Two of an Interview with Walker Karraa MFA, MA CD(DONA
Originally posted July 9, 2012. “Pregnant and postpartum women are particularly vulnerable to mood and anxiety disorders, and it is life...


Hel-looo Birth World – the Sky is Blue: Part One of an interview with Walker Karraa MFA, MA CD(DONA)
Originally posted June 25, 2012. How Long Must We Ask for Compassionate Care? Why aren’t our childbirth websites and our perinatal mental...


BirthTouch® Book Proofs Have Arrived this Weekend!
Originally posted June 4, 2012. I am happy to say that the proofs for my BirthTouch® books have finally arrived! I wrote the first...


Happy May, Healthy May: Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
Originally posted May 7, 2012. Blog Party Here! Post Your Blog Link Below! May is National Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. Post...


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


Share Your Story – Ann Kirchner’s Birth Trauma and Postpartum Depression Story
Originally published February 20, 2012. Share Your Story – New series from BirthTouch! Ann Kirchner, CD(DONA) has graciously agreed to...


Invisible Pain – Mental Illness
Originally posted January 14, 2012. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. – Dalai Lama Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte wrote a blog...


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


World Mental Health Day Blog Party: Coming Out of the Closet About Depression and Postpartum Depress
Originally posted October 9, 2011. Hey there! Honored to be part of PsychCentral’s World Mental Health Day Blog Party! Today, as an...


Increase the Joy! Decrease the Drama!
Originally published October 2, 2011. Managing Your Emotions Series An Increasing Joy & Decreasing Drama tips thread is going to pop up...


Women’s Mental Health: We are Not Androgynous
Originally published September 19, 2011. Postpartum Support International’s 2011 Conference Great to see Dr. Jeanne Driscoll! There were...


Facing Your Fears of Parenting a Newborn
Originally published September 7, 2011. Pregnancy is a time of spiritual & psychological growth, but can also be a time of uncertainty....


Dr. Phil – SIDS, Substance Abuse & Infant of a Substance-Abusing Mother (ISAM)??
Originally published September 3rd, 2011 This may be unpopular in psychotherapy circles, but, I really love Dr. Phil. Dr. Phil, just...
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