Emily Calvo, MEd, LMHC

Emily Calvo, MEd, LMHC Bilingual Therapist✨ Mom x2
🤱🏻Pregnancy/Postpartum Mental Health
✨Motherhood ✨Parenting
🪄Supporting + Empowering Parents Through Their Journeys 🤝

Making space for this here forever…because this is the kind of awareness we can’t ignore.
09/11/2025

Making space for this here forever…because this is the kind of awareness we can’t ignore.

As mothers, our hearts ache with every life stolen by senseless violence.Two lives cut short in Minneapolis.Countless ot...
08/28/2025

As mothers, our hearts ache with every life stolen by senseless violence.
Two lives cut short in Minneapolis.
Countless others scarred forever.

We are angry.
We are grieving.
We are determined.

No more excuses. No more silence.
Our children deserve a world where love is stronger than hate,
where safety is not a privilege,
and where every child makes it home.

We stand together.
We will not stop.

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We talk about pregnancy.We talk about birth.But we don’t talk enough about what happens after.That deep identity shift w...
08/23/2025

We talk about pregnancy.
We talk about birth.
But we don’t talk enough about what happens after.

That deep identity shift where you look in the mirror and wonder…
“Who am I now?”

That’s not weakness. That’s not failure.
That’s matrescence, the powerful, messy, unseen transformation of becoming a mother.

Your body changes.
Your mind changes.
Your relationships change.
You change.

And yet….through the exhaustion, the tears, the guilt, the love..
you are not disappearing.
You are becoming.

This conversation is missing in motherhood.
It deserves to be spoken out loud.

✨ Save this if you’ve felt it.
✨ Share this so another mother knows she’s not alone.

Let’s stop pretending motherhood is only joy.
Let’s talk about the truth, and find strength in it.

Grief and joy can live in the same heart.Your rainbow baby does not erase the storm.They are proof that love can grow th...
08/22/2025

Grief and joy can live in the same heart.

Your rainbow baby does not erase the storm.

They are proof that love can grow through loss, stretch beyond pain, and hold both the ache and the miracle.

To every parent carrying absence and abundance in the same arms, your love is fierce, holy, and seen. 🌈💛

We don’t talk enough about the many faces of mom guilt.How sometimes it isn’t really guilt at all…✨ It’s grief …for the ...
08/22/2025

We don’t talk enough about the many faces of mom guilt.

How sometimes it isn’t really guilt at all…

✨ It’s grief …for the version of you who had more freedom.
✨ It’s fear…of scarring your child with your mistakes.
✨ It’s love…so big it terrifies you.

Most mothers carry this quietly, believing they’re the only ones.

But you’re not alone.

Your guilt doesn’t mean you’re failing …it means you care so deeply it aches.

And here’s the truth:

Your child doesn’t need a perfect mom.
They need a human mom who can forgive herself, even in the messy moments.

If this resonates, share it with another mama who might need to exhale today.

We had the sweetest time this weekend at with an amazing group of moms and their little ones! 💛As a therapist, I love m...
08/18/2025

We had the sweetest time this weekend at with an amazing group of moms and their little ones! 💛

As a therapist, I love my work in telehealth. It’s wonderful to connect with families online, but there’s something truly magical about meeting in person. Getting to connect with moms, and share special moments with their children through books and play, reminded me why I do this work. 🫶

I also love creating events like these, where moms can feel seen, heard, and supported in the messy, beautiful journey of raising little humans. And even though this one was for moms and their kids, we also love doing this for teachers, because it really does take a village to nurture our children. 🌱

If you want to see more of what we do, our workshops, online, in-person, in English and Spanish, are for parents and teachers alike. Follow us at 💫

We don’t just fall in love with a person.We fall in love with their nervous system.Their triggers.Their silences.Their w...
07/02/2025

We don’t just fall in love with a person.
We fall in love with their nervous system.

Their triggers.
Their silences.
Their ways of protecting themselves that were built long before we ever arrived.

And sometimes… we take it personally when it was never about us.

The way your partner was loved …or not loved… as a child shows up in the hardest moments:

💔 When they’re hurt
💬 When there’s conflict
🫂 When you’re just trying to connect

It’s not about excusing harmful behavior.
It’s about understanding where it came from …so you can stop reenacting the past and start rewriting the story.

Love becomes safer when we stop expecting our partner to be someone they never learned how to be… and instead, we grow together.

This is the work I do with couples and parents every day.

Not to fix what’s “wrong”
but to hold what’s been wounded.

🕊️ If you’re ready to stop fighting each other
and start healing together,
I’d be honored to support you.

📞 Book a free 15-min consult








Motherhood is full of love, wonder, growth…but also, grief.The grief no one warns you about.The one that shows up in qui...
06/26/2025

Motherhood is full of love, wonder, growth…
but also, grief.

The grief no one warns you about.
The one that shows up in quiet tears at 3am.
In the ache you feel when things don’t go how you hoped.

In the silent letting go of the version of motherhood you once pictured.

We grieve the birth stories we didn’t get to tell.

The nursing journeys that ended in frustration and guilt.

The postpartum chapters that felt nothing like what we were promised.

The child we thought we’d have.

The self we used to be.

And still, we’re told: “Be grateful.”
But here’s the truth

You can be deeply grateful and still grieving.

You’re not broken for feeling this way.
You’re not alone.
You’re just human.
And you’re doing the best you can.

✨ If this spoke to you, send it to a mama who needs to hear she’s not the only one.

🎬 Tyler Perry’s Straw is now streaming on Netflix…and it’s got the whole internet in tears.But this isn’t just a movie.I...
06/20/2025

🎬 Tyler Perry’s Straw is now streaming on Netflix…and it’s got the whole internet in tears.

But this isn’t just a movie.

It’s a gut-wrenching, soul-stirring truth that so many mothers are living in silence.

It follows a single mother pushed past her emotional limits…navigating trauma, survival, and the crushing weight of trying to hold everything together.

It’s not about one moment.

It’s about the many unseen moments that lead someone to the edge.

Straw is intense. Honest. Uncomfortable.
And for many, it’s heartbreakingly familiar.

It’s starting important conversations about grief, mental health, motherhood, and what happens when no one sees you falling apart.

If you’re a mom who’s ever felt like you’re carrying too much… If you’ve ever whispered, “I’m fine” while barely holding on… You may see yourself in this story.

💔 Don’t watch it expecting entertainment.
Watch it expecting truth. And maybe a little healing too.

👉 If you’ve watched Straw, I’d love to hear what it brought up for you.

👉 If you haven’t, stream it. Then sit with it. Let it speak to the parts of you that no one asks about.

You deserve to be seen.
You deserve support.

And you don’t have to wait for the last straw to ask for help.

Sometimes we don’t realize the weight we’re carrying until motherhood brings it to the surface.The guilt.The people-plea...
06/17/2025

Sometimes we don’t realize the weight we’re carrying until motherhood brings it to the surface.

The guilt.
The people-pleasing.
The fear of setting boundaries.
The harsh inner voice that whispers, “You’re too much” or “Not enough.”

These aren’t just random struggles.

They’re echoes of the messages we received growing up.

Messages that got wired into our nervous systems long before we had the words to question them.

But here’s the powerful truth:
We don’t have to pass those messages on.
We get to notice them.
We get to pause.
We get to respond with more compassion than we received.

I have the deep honor of walking beside so many mothers doing this work…

Mothers who are looking inward,
recognizing the wounds,
hugging their inner child,
and choosing something different.

Not perfect.
But more conscious.
More honest.
More whole.

This is what breaking cycles looks like.
This is the invisible work that changes everything.

And if you’re in the middle of it, uncertain, emotional, growing, you’re not behind.

You’re right on time.
And you’re not alone. 🤍

🌱 You’re doing better than you think.
06/02/2025

🌱 You’re doing better than you think.

👀 Parenthood magnifies everything—the cracks and the strengths.💬 What’s one truth about your relationship that parenting...
03/26/2025

👀 Parenthood magnifies everything—the cracks and the strengths.

💬 What’s one truth about your relationship that parenting has made clearer?

📌 Follow for raw and real conversations on love, parenting, and mental wellness.

📢 Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only and does not replace therapy.

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