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.
Our pelvic bowl or pelvic space is the storage house of all of our unprocessed emotion, trauma events, and things that have happened to us. Things like birth trauma, sexual trauma, sexual repression, even past surgeries or fears, can really start to come up and hold tension in our body, which results in pain and discomfort.
Without understanding your child’s true innate gifts, you remain in a constant cycle of trying to fix their weaknesses, which leads to more stress and frustration for both you and your child.
Rather than just talking about the areas of sexual touch, Alyssa spends a minute on the kinds of touch that lead couples toward connection and erotic fulfillment.
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.
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.
Intrusive thoughts are repetitive thoughts or images that a person may be experiencing of them causing harm to themselves or their babies.
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.
Most of us were raised to believe that being “shy” was an undesirable personality trait. Dr. Hilary Mandzik shares why we shouldn’t call Kids “shy” (& why “shy” behaviors are actually a GOOD thing!)
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.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder of women of reproductive age, impacting 10% of women on average. Exercise is a superpower when fighting PCOS.
Navigating fertility, whether you are just beginning, or have struggled for longer than you would like, is something that can carry a heavy emotional burden. Fertility massage is meant to be a relaxing and therapeutic addition on your fertility journey.
Occupational Therapists look at the whole person and how roles and routines impact lives. Few OT’s also work with pelvic floor dysfunction and how emotional and mental health also impacts physical health. Kyrsten shares her professional journey to becoming an Occupational Therapist specializing in pelvic floor therapy, and how it all stemmed from her personal experience.
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.
Building a birth plan for subsequent children. There are considerations to talk through when preparing to bring another baby home.
Christy Maloney, Registered Dietitian, and Owner of Enhanced Nutrition Associates discusses her top three tips for intuitive eating.
What we have found through research, specifically from the Gottman Institute, is that the first three minutes of a conversation, predicts how the conversation is going to go, and how it’s going to end. Alyssa Doberstein, MS, LMFT a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in couples & sex therapy and owner of Relational and Sexual Health Initiative, discusses the difference between what is referred to as a harsh startup and a soft startup.
Keeping marriage intimate and strong when current statistics are stacked against you, a Roundtable discussion featuring the HER Expert Panelists.
Nourishment is associated with abundance & growth. There is no good – bad, no right – wrong, no start – finish. Instead, to nourish something takes time and practice, and is an ongoing and individualized process.
At different points in our lives, the way we think about who we are shifts in important and major ways. Roxanne Rosenberg, LCMHC, PMH-C is Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Anchor Perinatal Wellness. In this post, she discusses maternal identity development.
Dr. Hillary Mandzik is a licensed psychologist, parenting specialist and a mom to three young kids. She gives three things to let go of and stop doing for happier parenting.
The Positive Health Outcomes of Doula Support have been studied. It improves maternal and child health outcomes, and family engagement. LaToshia Rouse, CD/PCD(DONA), owner of Birth Sisters Doula Services, serves as the Patient and Family Engagement Co-Chair of the National Network for Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Executive Committee and joined NICHQ’s Board of Directors in March 2022, explains this in more detail.
Identifying your child’s innate gifts and talents is an important part of parenting. It gives you the opportunity to motivate, encourage, and build upon what they need to develop and grow.
The Enneagram is a model of personality designed to help us practice an embodied sense of self through the collective integration of our head, heart, and body. By identifying our Enneagram type, we can see more clearly what motivates our thoughts, feelings, and actions, so we don’t have to live at the mercy of these unconscious forces.
We are joined by several of our 2023 expert panelists to discuss the topics of oppression, bias, inclusivity, and becoming allies. We explore how racism, ableism and other forms of oppression show up in healthcare, education, mental health, and in our own personal lives. We explore issues of advocacy, disparities within larger systems, issues with the diagnostic tools we use, the labels we put on others, exploring our own internal biases, and the role of funding in keeping oppressive systems alive and well. We also explore becoming an ally ourselves, while also raising our children to be inclusive allies.
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