Integrare Wellness

07/22/2025

Today’s FDA panel on SSRIs in pregnancy lacked balance and failed to reflect the evidence. Untreated depression and anxiety can lead to serious health risks for pregnant patients. SSRIs can be lifesaving and life-changing. Patients deserve access to evidence-based, compassionate care. ACOG will continue to advocate for research and safe mental health treatment in pregnancy.

Read ACOG's full statement: https://loom.ly/QxHi928

Repost 🔄 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - ACOG

07/14/2025

It’s Birth Trauma Awareness week.

It's birth trauma awareness week 💜
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07/14/2025

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law, establishing numerous tax and spending policies over multiple domains, including staggering cuts in federal spending on health care. OBBBA calls for cutting Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion over the next ten years, po

07/14/2025

Where is the lie???

06/19/2025

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The Emma Goldman Clinic proudly honors Juneteenth as a vital celebration of Black freedom, resilience, and the ongoing fight for justice. As a feminist health care provider, we recognize that reproductive justice cannot exist without addressing systemic racism and honoring the legacy of Black resistance.

Juneteenth is both a remembrance and a call to action.

Remember that "Nobody is free until everybody is free" and the struggle to maintain and regain those freedoms continues.

05/30/2025

"Having children changes everything. It changes your whole life. It's brutal and incredible. There’s not really anything like postpartum. It’s extremely isolating....Extreme depression and extreme anxiety is isolating, no matter where you are. You feel like an alien.” - Jennifer Lawrence

May is Maternal Mental Health Month and , sharing our stories and changing the narrative of maternal mental health. You are not alone, you are not to blame, and with help, you WILL be well. Get help now ⤵️
🔷 Call or text the Postpartum Support International HelpLine at 800-944-4773. You never need a diagnosis to ask for help.
🔷 Call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262
🔷 In a crisis situation, call or text the National Su***de & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
🔷 Visit postpartum.net for additional programs and resources.
🔷 Download the Connect by PSI App in the App Store or Google Play Store

Join the Campaign this May to raise awareness of perinatal mental health disorders and PSI's resources
🔷 Use our We Are 1 in 5 Template to share your story and tag PSI: https://go.postpartum.net/MMH2025
🔷 Share your story: https://go.postpartum.net/Share
🔷Shop We Are 1 in 5 Merch: https://go.postpartum.net/Store
🔷 Donate to PSI: https://go.postpartum.net/donate2025

05/29/2025

New research published in reveals a significant decline in maternal mental health in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023. 🔁

📉 The number of mothers reporting “excellent” mental health dropped dramatically.
📉 Rates of poor mental health nearly doubled, especially among single mothers and those whose children are uninsured or on Medicaid.

Why does this matter?
💡 It highlights the urgent need to address systemic pressures like unaffordable childcare, lack of paid leave, and the mental load of motherhood.
💡 It validates what so many moms already feel: burnout, exhaustion, and isolation are real, and they’re not alone.

Thank you, Catherine Pearson for spotlighting this critical issue.

05/06/2025

By Nicole McNelis, M.Ed., NCC, LPC, PMH-C Oftentimes when mothers describe their experience of Mom Rage to me, they describe feeling like they are Drowning and Exploding at the same time. It’s pretty clear that we need to talk about Mom Rage.  As a mental health therapist, it’s my job to notice...

04/11/2025

I'm confilcted about "core memory" seeking. Because on the one hand, what can be more beautiful than thinking about your child’s long-term happiness? To move through their youth so thoughtfully, seeking to nurture moments of joy and beauty that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.⁠
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On the other hand: Who are we to think that we get to engineer what they take from their own childhoods? ⁠
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🔗 Read the full essay via the link in the comments!

04/10/2025

According to a new CDC report, women in their 40s are having more babies than teens for the first time ever.

Thanks to better s*x education, more access to birth control, and a cultural shift where women are focusing on education, careers, and personal growth before jumping into motherhood, we’re making more decisions on our own terms.

But let’s be real—this also shines a light on broken systems. Without paid leave, affordable childcare, or flexible work, many women are waiting to have kids because they simply can’t afford it.

We love seeing women choose motherhood on their own terms, but real progress means creating systems that actually support mothers—at every age.

Read the full CDC Report:https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr74/nvsr74-1.pdf

04/10/2025

04/02/2025

Motherhood
A Patagonia employee breastfed her baby in a meeting. Her male VP's response was perfect.
"It’s no wonder that Patagonia has 100% retention of moms."
BY Annie Reneau Upworthy Staff March 31, 20205

"Years after first engineering it, Patagonia's approach to the "family-friendly workplace" is on a whole new level that still deserves our attention - and praise. Unfortunately, parents all over the U.S. are struggling with burnout, high costs, unreliable childcare, poor paid leave, and more — in short, they're hanging on by a thread. But it's extremely reassuring to know that there are still some companies that value parents in the workplace and are fighting hard to keep them happy.

The outdoor clothing and gear company has made a name for itself by putting its money where its mouth is. From creating backpacks out of 100% recycled materials to donating their $10 million tax cut to fight climate change to refusing to sell to clients who harm the environment, Patagonia leads by example. It's made them not only an admired brand when it comes to values and integrity, but a beloved one with its own customers, who are fiercely loyal.
Morissette's stunning story begins with bringing her baby into a meeting at the office and proceeding to breastfeed as the team around her continued to discuss ROI, KPIs, EBITDA, and all those other acronyms corporate office culture loves so much.

That's when a male colleague took note of what she was doing.

Morrissette described the incident later on LinkedIn:

While nursing my baby during a morning meeting the other day after a recent return from maternity leave, our VP (Dean Carter) turned to me and said...”There is no way to measure the ROI on that. But I know it’s huge.”
It got me thinking...with the immense gratitude that I have for on-site childcare at Patagonia comes a responsibility to share a “call to action”. A PSA to tout the extraordinary benefits that come along with not asking employees to make the gut wrenching decision to either leave their jobs or leave their babies. TO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR JOBS OR LEAVE THEIR BABIES. That perhaps just one person will brave the subject with their employer (big or small) in the hopes that it gets the wheels turning to think differently about how to truly support working families.

That with a bit of creativity, and a whole lot of guts, companies can create a workplace where mothers aren’t hiding in broom closets pumping milk, but rather visiting their babies for large doses of love and serotonin before returning to their work and kicking ass.

It’s no wonder that Patagonia has 100% retention of moms. Keeping them close to their babies keeps them engaged. And engaged mothers (and fathers!) get stuff done.
Thank you, Patagonia, for leading the way."
https://www.upworthy.com/patagonia-breastfeeding-ex1