Authentic Mental Health

08/04/2025

Tired of waiting months to see a psychiatrist? You're not alone. At Authentic Mental Health, we offer timely medication management services with our very own PMHNP! Call, Text, Email or reach out through our website to schedule your own appointment! https://www.authenticmentalhealth.com

08/02/2025

We are all set up at the Empowered Parents Expo 🐻💙 located at the Children's Museum. Missy Jenneman will be presenting on Advocacy in the Perinatal Period!

07/29/2025

Calm parents raise confident kids. Reactive parents raise anxious kids. You don't build strong kids by making them afraid of you.

07/28/2025

🎉 THIS SATURDAY! The Empowered Parents Expo hosted by Mama Bear Family Care — and you won’t want to miss it!

Because well-resourced parents = thriving families, this event is packed with amazing support and fun for the whole crew:

👶 Car seat safety checks
🤰 Prenatal & postpartum education
🎁 Giveaways
🎟 FREE admission to the Children’s Museum all day
🧠 A special session on Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders with our own Missy Jenneman

📅 Mark your calendar and come connect with a community that’s here to support YOU.

Let’s empower parents—together. 💪💜

07/23/2025

“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 our full statement at the link in ’s bio.” —

07/22/2025

Why does the mental load conversation keep breaking down in so many relationships?

Because for most mothers, the transition to parenthood doesn't simply add a new role.... it redefines them. Mother becomes the primary identity, often at the expense of autonomy, rest, creativity, or connection to other roles.

Fathers, on the other hand, are typically allowed to integrate fatherhood alongside their other identities. They're still partners, professionals, individuals because the world rarely asks them to surrender those roles.

SO what happens?

He asks for more: time, connection, intimacy. And she feels tapped out with nothing left to give.

This isn't about blame. It's about socialization, structural inequity, and the emotional residue of gendered care norms.

We invite you to explore your identity and create space for both grief and repair upon the transition to parenthood. Normalize the internal conflict and acknowledge disparity. Lean into one another with understanding, not contempt.

07/21/2025

🌿 Mindful Moment Monday
✨ Nature Noticing

Go outside for 2–5 minutes.
– Notice 3 colors, 2 textures, and 1 sound
– Pause. Breathe. Repeat.
🌳 Let nature reset your nervous system, even if it's just a houseplant or the sky.

07/18/2025

Missy will be presenting at the Empowered Parents Exp on August 2nd located at the Children's Museum in collaboration with some wonderful local businesses, hosted by Mama Bear Family Care. Missy's topic is on "Advocating for yourself in the perinatal period"

WIth that in mind, I'd like to share a fun fact:

⚖️ Pain Sensitivity vs. Pain Tolerance:
- Pain sensitivity refers to how intensely pain is perceived.

- Pain tolerance refers to how much pain someone can endure before it becomes unbearable.

What the research shows:
Women often report higher pain sensitivity in experimental studies.

However, pain tolerance varies and can be higher or lower in women depending on the context, type of pain, hormonal cycle, and individual psychology.

Women may cope with chronic pain more frequently and effectively, suggesting strong endurance or adaptive mechanisms.

THEREFORE - you have to advocate on what your body is experiencing, whether it is an IUD insertion, labor, migraine, etc. because, historically, women have not been listened to which has lead women to having remarkable resilience and coping strategies. You could "push through" and many do. Please know, you don't have to, though. Be your own voice.

07/17/2025

07/14/2025

🌿 Mindful Moment Monday
✨ Mindful Sip

Drink your morning coffee, tea, or water slowly.
Focus on:
– The temperature
– The flavor
– The feeling of the cup
💡 Bonus: Express gratitude for something simple while sipping.

07/09/2025

🎉 We’re less than a month away from the Empowered Parents Expo hosted by Mama Bear Family Care — and you won’t want to miss it!

Because well-resourced parents = thriving families, this event is packed with amazing support and fun for the whole crew:

👶 Car seat safety checks
🤰 Prenatal & postpartum education
🎁 Giveaways
🎟 FREE admission to the Children’s Museum all day
🧠 A special session on Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders with our own Missy Jenneman

📅 Mark your calendar! August 2nd, 2025! Come connect with a community that’s here to support YOU.

Let’s empower parents—together. 💪💜

07/07/2025

🌿 Mindful Moment Monday
✨ 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise

Calm your mind in under 60 seconds.
Name:
– 5 things you can see
– 4 things you can touch
– 3 things you can hear
– 2 things you can smell
– 1 thing you can taste
🧘 Tip: Great for anxiety or overwhelm.