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This Is Trauma - When You Feel Indecisive
Two days after my son was born, my husband was making lunch before our NICU visit. He asked me what I wanted. "I don't know." He gave me...
This Is Trauma: When You Need to Stay Busy & Slowing Down Feels Impossible
I once worked with a client after her micropreemie came home from the NICU. Her OBGYN referred her to me thinking she had postpartum...
This Is Trauma: When Joy Feels Scary
One of the hardest lessons I learned after a long road of infertility, loss , high-risk pregnancy, preterm delivery and months in the...
How Much Do You Change After Infertility, Loss, High-Risk Pregnancy and Birth Trauma?
After having gone through infertility, a life-threatening loss, a very high-risk pregnancy, an extremely preterm delivery & months in the...
What to Do When You Have Postpartum Complications
Postpartum depression is the number one complication of childbirth (more common than any physical health complications, including...
Maternal Mental Health Is More About Trauma Than Depression or Anxiety
Yesterday I saw a post by my friend and colleague that resonated so much, I knew I had to say something. We are getting maternal mental...
118: Stress and Digestion with Jess Cording
Stress and anxiety can cause digestive issues for many of us, including pregnant women and women going through infertility. Let’s look at...
Anxiety About Miscarrying Is Not In Your Head
A while back, an OBGYN reached out to me to ask about resources to cope with miscarriage anxiety during pregnancy. With miscarriage rates...
111: For the Type-A Person
There's a negative connotation placed on being Type-A. While there are more health issues that are tied to being Type-A (especially...
The Postpartum Complication We Need to Be Talking About: Postpartum Rage
Have you ever heard of postpartum rage? Most women I have spoken with say they haven't heard about it, but when they find out what it...
109: What Every Woman Going Through a High-Risk Pregnancy Needs to Hear
For how much I'm supportive of motivational messages and maintaining hope, there is a downside to messages that we say far too often to...
105: Surviving the First Few Weeks of New Motherhood
Having a newborn home is wonderful...but so much harder than mothers expect or prepare themselves for. On this episode, I speak with...
098: Why Labels Matter
The words and labels that you use during your family-building challenges matter. They inform what important anchor points define your...
097: Stop Telling Me to Get Over My Grief
We have to stop playing the Loss Olympics. Too often we undercut and minimize our own grief to our own detriment, and laying the...
096: Essentials and Gifts for NICU Parents
The NICU is an overwhelming, scary place that feels like a world away from the rest of the world. Whether you're expecting to spend time...
093: Dealing with the Loss of a Child
Losing a child, no matter how far along in the pregnancy you were or how old the child was, is one of the hardest experiences a parent...
079: Lean into Trauma to Heal Postpartum
Thousands of women experience pregnancy and/or birth trauma every year. Without proper support, resources and information, trauma is...
077: How to Avoid Monster Mommy Moments with Nicki Paulun
When you lose your temper on your child, it doesn't make you a bad mother. Every single mother on this planet has done it. But it is an...
076: When Crying is Not a Sign of Postpartum Depression
With increased attention on postpartum depression in the media and in research, more and more women (and their loved ones) are becoming...
071: Why Labels Matter
The words and labels that you use during your family-building challenges matter. They inform what important anchor points define your...
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