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06/01/2025

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01/23/2025

Shining light on: Maternal Health Day 2025.
🩷 All moms need and deserve support.
🩷 It's so important to normalize this!

01/19/2025

5-4-3-2-1 is a grounding technique that can help to create a sense of calm in the midst of emotional overwhelm, heightened anxiety, and/or overstimulation.

How? This tool infuses the five senses to create present moment awareness: bringing you into the here-and-now.

I hope this is helpful as presence is one of the most precious gifts to experience (& receive) as a parent, partner, kiddo.

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01/17/2025

Join in to celebrate the remaining twelve days of Mental Wellness Month 🩵🩵

A social media challenge that impacts your health in a positive way? Sign us up.

Let's celebrate the last twelve days of Mental Wellness Month with our Self-Care Challenge!

Every small step you take toward your mental health matters. Pick one (or more!) of these self-care practices each day and notice how even the smallest acts toward honoring yourself can make the biggest difference.

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🆘 Need Help?
🔵 In an emergency or crisis situation, call or text 988.
🔵 In a non-emergency situation, call or text the HelpLine at 800-944-4773. You never need a diagnosis to ask for help.
🔵 Call or text the National Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)

12/19/2024

Wrapping gentleness, grace, presence, and the biggest "thank you" in a beautiful holiday bow. 🩷🎀

I can't wait to (re)connect in twenty-twenty-five!

12/13/2024

Imagine!! 🩷

Imagine a simple blood test that could detect Postpartum Pepression (PPD) ❗before❗ symptoms take hold. Researchers at Johns Hopkins are making this a reality by identifying biological markers for PPD. This breakthrough could lead to earlier interventions, faster treatments, and better outcomes for mothers/birthing people and their babies.

PPD affects 1 in 5 mothers/birthing people. This innovative approach could be a game-changer, offering hope and support early.

Read the full article via link in bio 🔗 .ly

09/12/2024

Maternal Su***de Awareness Week. Brings to light... The realities of new motherhood and the increased risk for su***de throughout this vulnerable season.

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Su***de has been identified as a leading cause of maternal death. In fact, research has shown that women who are diagnosed with postpartum depression have an increased risk for su***de lasting up to eighteen years postpartum.

Friends and loved ones often worry that by bringing this topic up - they could increase the risk of su***de. However, research shows the opposite to be true. By asking directly: "Are you having thoughts of su***de?" You actually lower the risk and help to prevent occurrence.

If you are experiencing thoughts of su***de, feel helpless, hopeless, or alone - perhaps as though you're drowning, as if you weren't meant to be a mother, or as though your family would be better off without you?

If someone shares plans to harm themselves, the means to harm themselves, and/or intent to harm themselves?

Please seek immediate mental health support.
Treatment is available. This will pass.

*Dial 988 for Mental Health & Su***de Prevention Support.
*Dial 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.

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You are not alone.
Help is always available.
Parental support is essential.
Postpartum Support International is a wonderful resource.


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09/12/2024

The gift of empathy & connection:
"You are not alone."

By the wonderful Brené Brown 🩷

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuin...

09/09/2024

As we step into the second week of September, here is a little reminder from me to you...

While schedules and seasons shift and we support our kiddos/families through (what is often) an emotional transition period, it can be helpful to create mini moments of calm and cheer for ourselves.

🩷 Take a slow breath in/out...
🩷 Say something kind to yourself...
🩷 Hold your heart/notice how this feels...
🩷 Repeat throughout the day by creating cues (ie., before getting out of bed, each time you hop into your car, while folding laundry or washing dishes, before sipping your coffee or responding to emails) or by setting alarms (on your watch, phone, or desktop).

Invite your friends + partners to join!

06/30/2024

Yes! Fathers (and partners) experience Perinatal Mental Health Disorders. Research shows that at least 1 in 10 dads experience Postpartum Depression. This number increases to 1 in 2 (or a 50% chance) if their partner is experiencing postpartum depression.

Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (PMHDs) include: depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorders, and psychosis (through very rare in men).

Onset can occur from conception, up to twelve months
after the birth of their baby. Occurrence may also follow miscarriage, pregnancy loss, adoption, surrogacy, and infertility experiences.

This post highlights the potential contributors, vulnerabilities, and signs/symptoms connected to Paternal Mental Health Disorders. Wrapping up with treatment recommendations.

Dads & partners deserve support to and through parenthood!

offers free virtual support groups for dads & a monthly 'dad chat' option.

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