Losing – and Rediscovering – Yourself After Motherhood
In the minutes after giving birth to my first child, I realized that I – and my life – would never, ever be the… Read More
Category: mental health
How to Thrive When You’re a Highly Sensitive Parent
Are you a sensitive person? I don’t mean sensitive as in your feelings get hurt when someone criticizes you; I mean sensitive as in… Read More
Practical Advice to Pandemic-Proof Your Relationship
Even during the best of times, maintaining a happy, healthy relationship takes effort — nothing new here. But what about during times of challenge… Read More
The Struggle of Post-Pregnancy Body Image
Are you pregnant and struggling with the changes to your growing body? Or maybe you’ve recently had a baby and, instead of feeling blissful,… Read More
Helping Children Manage Anxiety & Depression During Covid
As we all well know, families have been under an extraordinary amount of stress since 2020, and – sadly – that has seeped its… Read More
Bed Rest In Pregnancy: Does it Work?
Every year, for various reasons (ranging from premature rupture of membranes to placenta previa to shortened cervixes or carrying multiples), roughly 20% of pregnant… Read More
Pandemic Silver Linings — Noticing the Good
There’s no denying it: parenting during the pandemic is HARD! But what if for just a moment, we switch our focus from all the… Read More
Self-Care During a Pandemic
The term “self-care” has become so buzzy in recent years that it’s almost lost its meaning — but COVID is a brutal reminder that… Read More
Parenting Through Trauma
(Below quote written in June 2020) When I began putting this piece together back in early May, our world was just suffering from one… Read More
Virtual Resources for Connection and Support for New Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Brand new and seasoned parents are currently all on the same boat: due to COVID-19, we are all parenting in isolation, without our village… Read More
