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Essays, conversations, book reviews, and reflections on mental health and everyday life.
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A Conversation with Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody on Psychiatric Mother-Baby Care
Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody In 2014, I had the opportunity to speak with Samantha Meltzer-Brody about a groundbreaking development in perinatal mental health care: the creation of the first and only psychiatric Mother-Baby inpatient unit in the United States at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Meltzer-Brody serves as Associate Professor and Director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at UNC and has long been a leader in reproductive psychiatry. The Mother-Baby Unit she helped...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Tuscany and What’s in Our Markets?
Originally posted July 7, 2014. The issue about the adulteration of extra virgin olive oil in our food supply has been bugging me for some time. We’ve all heard about the all-encompassing health benefits of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO). How, borrowing from aromatherapist and herbalist lingo, the phytonutrients in this extraordinary plant oil supports our terrain – promotes healing on multiple levels: our body, mind and spirit. We’ve all heard about the anti-inflammatory benefits of extra...
Birth Trauma: Surgery During Childbirth Without Consent
An anonymous mother’s story and the psychological aftermath of non-consented intervention. Content Note This piece includes an anonymous account of a traumatic childbirth experience, including non-consented medical procedures and post-traumatic stress symptoms. If you have experienced birth trauma yourself, please consider reading in a supported and regulated state. An Anonymous Mother’s Story Birth is meant to be a moment of vulnerability, strength, and profound transition. When medical...
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