Calming Down is Not the Same as Regulating
Calming down is not taking your fight with your partner into your meeting at work. Calming down is doing what you need to not yell at...
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Parijat Deshpande
What's Missing in Your Plan for a Healthy Pregnancy After Loss or Preterm Birth
"What am I missing?" You know you want to TTC. You know your partner is ready. But your Type A, loves-to-plan brain is replaying your...
Protecting Your Pregnancy After Loss or Preterm Birth
"I refuse to go through another rollercoaster in my next pregnancy," I heard her say on the phone as she sniffed back tears. "I refuse to...
Searching For a Crystal Ball For Your Pregnancy After Loss or Preterm Birth Usually Means This
If you're searching for a crystal ball to reassure you everything will be ok, it's not the uncertainty of the future that's...
When Your Health Feels Like a Bingo Game
Ever feel like your health feels like a bingo card? You just keep racking up more diagnoses, more problems. Just as quickly, you're...
Birthing After Birth Trauma
We have received so many messages and emails from so many of you who wanted to know if we would do a Birth After Trauma workshop (that...
When the Second Trimester in Pregnancy is Not the "Easy" Trimester
The other day I was scrolling through my Instagram feed & saw a version of the typical "pregnancy by trimester" post you may have seen:...
Why No One Gets Over a Pregnancy Loss or Infant Loss
“I don’t think anyone can get over that loss.” I read that the other day & it got me thinking. Where does this idea of “getting over” a...
Red Flags for Preeclampsia
A history of preeclampsia is 1 of 2 most common reasons Path to Baby clients work with me. What is preeclampsia? According to...
Is the Preterm Birth Rate Actually Declining in COVID?
My response to the article in the New York Times about the preterm birth rate during COVID and quarantine. To continue the conversation,...
The Connection Between Pregnancy, Inflammation, Stress, and Preterm Delivery
When you become pregnant, one of your body's immediate responses is to turn down your immune system so your body doesn't reject the...
What Functional Medicine Doctors Are Getting Wrong About Stress
Ok, I know it's not all functional medicine doctors, nor is it all doctors in general. But, when I saw a prominent functional medicine...
Can't Sleep? This Is Likely Why
I've been hearing from so many of you recently about sleep difficulties. Many of you have shared that even with your usual sleep aids,...
Depression During a High-Risk Pregnancy or in the NICU May Not Be Depression At All
We know that women experiencing a high-risk pregnancy are at higher risk for antepartum depression than women experiencing a low-risk...
When a History of Preeclampsia Does Not Recur in a Subsequent Pregnancy - a client's story
Anneke reached out to me when I was just returning from maternity leave after my daughter was born. I remember exactly where I was when I...
This is Trauma: When You Feel Angry and Yell
When we provoke an animal and corner it until it cannot move, what do we expect it will do? It will attack, right? And we think, "Well of...
Psychosomatic Symptoms During Fertility Treatments, Pregnancy and Postpartum: What They Are and Are
"She told me my pain was psychosomatic," a client told me. "I got so angry. How dare she tell me my symptoms are in my head? I fired that...
This is Trauma: When It's Hard to Stick to a Healthy Diet
Most of us know generally how to eat healthy. We can even look at the last 72 hours of our life and find moments when we could have...
True Strength : Braving The Challenges Of One’s Pregnancy And Fertility Journey
I alluded to this in my stories yesterday but this week was a phenomenal week for so many of my clients. Every single one of them shared...
This is Trauma: Micromanaging & Difficulty Trusting Others to Do What You Could Do
Being on top of your healthcare is tremendously important. I work with my private clients closely on how to prepare for appointments,...
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