Do you identify as a perfectionist? Do you feel like things need to be a certain way and if they aren’t, you feel unsettled? How did that affect you when you were trying to conceive, during pregnancy, birthing or postpartum? This is one of those things that really impacts the early stages of motherhood and parenthood…
“It is ridiculous that when you are the person in the middle of a crisis, that you are the person who is faced to do the heavy lifting” – Joy Twesigye Lack of social support is a part of what is impacting perinatal and postpartum wellness. Could we start to count on our social supports…
Pregnancy & Postpartum: Soapbox Edition II Yeah, no. I have some thoughts about how mothers are treated…. I’m hoping back on the soapbox! And this time, I’m shouting out some of the things that the Mom & Mind listeners are upset about too! Thanks for sharing! Let’s see..most of the things I discuss are about…
Bipolar disorder in pregnancy and postpartum is not often discussed. Dyane Harwood is advocating for that to change. In this episode, Dyane shares her personal journey through postpartum bipolar, what she wishes people would understand and how we can all be more supportive to mothers experiencing this difficult and often misunderstood condition. In this rich…
We talk about feeling bad about our bad feelings in postpartum & pregnancy. How many of us have had feelings in pregnancy or postpartum that we didn’t understand, but then also felt guilt or failure for having them at all? Melissa Divaris Thompson, LMFT shares with us some of her personal experience and a great…
To those of you who are living through the natural disasters all over the world right now, the Mom & Mind Podcast is with you. Especially the pregnant and postpartum mothers and new families. In this episode, i’m adding my support and a couple of thoughts and ideas of how we can support you. This…