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Ongoing Stress and Healing
There is so much more to the perinatal mental health story than just postpartum depression. I’m coming in hot today on my soapbox to speak on behalf of many very frustrated mothers. The problem is that they are the default parent, being 100%, or nearly 100% responsible for…
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Default Parent
There is so much more to the perinatal mental health story than just postpartum depression. I’m coming in hot today on my soapbox to speak on behalf of many very frustrated mothers. The problem is that they are the default parent, being 100%, or nearly 100% responsible for taking care…
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Comparing Yourself to Others
Comparing yourself to others is a topic that comes up a LOT in therapy sessions. It’s a trap that many of us fall into, especially when engaging with social media. We often believe that everyone else has their shit together except us. Let me tell you upfront: nobody…
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Becoming a Parent When You Had Difficult Parents
Relationship challenges are at the top of the list of things that come up in therapy sessions. I’m not just referring to partner relationship difficulties, but even relationships with other family members. Becoming a parent brings up a lot of relationship dynamics about childhood,…
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Returning to Work After a Perinatal Mental Health Condition
Many factors influence the transition to parenthood, and most of those things are unexpected and unpredictable. No one “signs up for” a perinatal mental health condition, but it can seem to come out of nowhere and leave you blindsided–in addition to the normal…
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Emotional Impacts of Infertility and Treatments
In today’s Behind the Sessions episode, we focus on the pain and grief that people experience in the infertility and loss journey while trying to become a parent or add another child to their family. While it’s impossible to cover every aspect of this topic in…