Using Music Intentionally in Postpartum
The postpartum period can be a rollercoaster of emotions, and music can help you express and modulate your mood…Music is also a way to share joy with a child.
Honoring Yourself During the Holidays
Creating your own values for the season can help you recenter yourself when you get pulled by competing demands and expectations of others. Here are some goals to keep in mind to shift your experience this holiday season.
4 Ways to Reduce Holiday Mom Guilt
At holiday time, are you running around like crazy keeping multiple to do lists, not sleeping well, and already feeling some anxiety around the holidays? Dr. Charryse Johnson, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist discusses reducing mom guilt during the holidays.
Using Drama Therapy to Facilitate Healing and Growth
Paraphrasing from Shakespeare, “All the world’s a stage and all men and women are merely players,” Barbara Kaynan, Licensed Drama Therapist, finds that is the best way to describe drama therapy. Barbara continues to explain how drama therapy is used to weave trauma-informed psychotherapy interventions with artistic modalities to facilitate individuals & communities toward healing & growth.
Navigating the Depths of Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a
serious condition that affects millions of women worldwide. Nicole Wallace delves into the intricacies of postpartum depression, its causes, symptoms, and available support systems.
Recognizing Intrusive Thoughts During the Perinatal Period
Intrusive thoughts are repetitive thoughts or images that a person may be experiencing of them causing harm to themselves or their babies.
Healthy Shame vs. Toxic Shame
Healthy shame says, I am me and I’m still a really great person, but here’s a way that I want to show up differently or better. Toxic Shame says, I am a terrible person, a terrible mom, a terrible woman, and I have not accomplished things in the way that I want to and it’s my fault.
How to Practice Being More Present
Over time, our behaviors turn into habits and these habits make it hard for us to be in a state of awareness. Learn to be more present by using a noticing practice.
What Are You Apologizing For?
Nicole Wallace specializes in working with women who are experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms. She frequently experiences women apologizing for having feelings or for the actions of others. She explores being overly apologetic and becoming more assertive.
Emotionally Preparing Yourself for Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
Parenting is a lesson in letting go of control, which can be challenging for many new parents. Here are some tips to begin exploring what can help you prepare for the emotional transition you go through during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.