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PSSST! Yes, You! The people that want to experience the best version of themselves. This is notification to start today with taking care of you! You deserve it!
Surviving 3.6 Inc is a nonprofit organization founded by, Tammy White Steele, that helps support and provide resources for mothers who have loss their children due to tragedy. With the high rate of violence within our community, this is a much needed organization. My partner, Niva Brown, and I look forward to working with the families that have loss their children.
You’re doing amazing! Take one day at a time.
Let's talk about the unspoken, Black Maternal Health! I do not know your story but please know you are not alone. Many women have undergone traumatic experiences during their pregnancy, at the birthing of their child(ren), and days to weeks after that are seldomly talked about. We embrace those moms that are here and honor the moms that have gained their wings. Let's bring more awareness and support to our black women. Listen to your bodies and speak out until you're heard!
🦋 Offically helping mothers more comfortably with this training! Working with mothers here in Alabama and beyond during their postpartum period.
Postpartum depression and anxiety usually slips through the cracks for some professionals and I want to ensure that every client I have never feels unseen.
Book an appointment 1:1 with me on my website or visit The Postpartum Clinic, LLC, , to schedule an appointment or join my New Baby, New Year six-week group.
Are you aligning your thoughts and actions? Can you see positivity in all the things you do and think?
How can we work to make this better? 🦋
Move that body!
Your favorite self-care therapist says so.
🦋 I'm thrilled to announce that I am currently researching and curating a collection of articles and resources for Perinatal Mental Health to be published to my website and blog.
"The joys of being pregnant can tumble down when you realize you will not have a typical pregnancy or birthing experience during a pandemic. The dream baby shower with 100 invited guests, showering you with gifts and congratulatory statements on motherhood, has now turned to drive-bys of waves and masked faces. The hours of shopping for the baby’s first outfit and Christening outfit turns into a lonely online shopping experience. The thoughts of your parents, grandparents, and friends waiting to hold the baby fades because you have to be isolated to keep you and your baby safe from this horrible monster of a virus. Mothers you are not alone! Mothers all over the world are struggling with forced isolation that may increase their anxiety and lead to depression.
Anxiety is a common symptom in pregnancy that many women experience but has doubled during the pandemic.
Many people are not aware of the perinatal mood anxiety disorders (PMADS) that can develope with pregnancy. Some mothers have pre-existing anxiety and depression that gradually increases throughout the pregnancy and worsens after birth. The expected happiness of giving birth may have significantly diminished for you. Not knowing how to cope, along with the added societal expectations that may have conditioned all of us as women to believe once upon a time that every mother is "happy to be pregnant and will automatically fall in love with their baby ". The shame of not being happy to be a mother right now can tug on your mental health and you can secretly sink into guilt."
✨ Join us - Wednesday, January 13th at 11am as we explore Perinatal Mental Health and Lactation.
As 's newly contracted perinatal mental health counselor, I'll be joining them on their instagram to chat about what mental health looks like for mothers navigating the postpartum period and lactation and how these two things are connected.
Do you have questions about perinatal mental health support? Do you have questions about the thoughts that creep in about your ability to breastfeed or during postpartum? Send in your questions or tune in to ask us live.
🦋 New Year Goals are great! We love to see everyone putting forth an effort to create healthier habits and enviornments for themselves.
I've come up with a few that are just suggestions and great areas to get you to start thinking of what goals can look like for you.
There are many tools that can be used to help you check in with your self care. These tools can look like taking a walk with your youngest, playing in the backyard with your puppy, and snuggling together with the entire family on cold and rainy January evenings.
Self care does not always have to look like isolation and independence - what is it that makes you feels refreshed?
Daily Mantra: "I am deserving of good things!"
Your positive thoughts boost positive actions. What are some of your favorite things to do that seem to INSTANTLY boost your thoughts? Let me know in the comments.