Wild Opal Attuned Healing

02/20/2026

02/19/2026

https://postpartum.net/birth-plans-for-the-unimaginable-honoring-families-through-perinatal-palliative-care/

A Blog Worth Reading

Birth plans aren’t always about playlists and preferences.

Sometimes, they’re about love, meaning, and memory in the face of the unimaginable.

In “Birth Plans for the Unimaginable,” Dr. Solimar Santiago-Warner, LCSW, PMH-C explores how perinatal palliative care honors families carrying babies with life-limiting conditions, centering grief, bonding, culture, spirituality, and choice from diagnosis through postpartum and beyond.

This powerful piece reminds us that grief and love coexist, and that compassionate care makes space for both.

📖 Read the full blog: https://loom.ly/xY0hllo

02/12/2026

Want to help Postpartum Support International & Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance advocate for continued federal funding for two maternal mental health programs that support thousands of moms in the U.S each year?!

To register for the virtual congressional meeting where you can talk directly to your federally elected officials, visit https://www.mmhla.org/registration

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Our Mama's deserve better support. When our Mama's are taken care of, there will be better outcomes for the mama and their families...their communities...the world...and everything in-between.

Make your voice heard and help moms across the country!

Register for our Virtual Congressional Meetings to talk directly with your federal elected officials. Help us advocate for continued federal funding for two maternal mental health programs that support thousands of moms in the U.S each year!

Visit Get • Make your voice heard and help moms across the country!

Register for our Virtual Congressional Meetings to talk directly with your federal elected officials. Help us advocate for continued federal funding for two maternal mental health programs that support thousands of moms in the U.S each year!

To register, visit https://www.mmhla.org/registration and be a part of something special!

02/11/2026

02/11/2026

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Bad Bunny gave many parents something unexpected this week — a moment to talk with our kids about belonging, difference, and identity.

Children don’t grow up in isolation. They learn who is welcomed, who is excluded, and who is “allowed” to take up space by what they see and hear around them. Seeing someone show up fully — language, culture, identity intact — sends a powerful message: you don’t have to shrink who you are to belong.

And this matters more than we sometimes realize.

Research shows that children who feel proud of their cultural identity — and more broadly, affirmed in who they are — tend to be more emotionally grounded, develop stronger social skills, and have better academic outcomes. When a child feels their whole self is welcomed — not just tolerated — their nervous system can stay more regulated, even when the world feels uncertain.

Because the internal message they carry becomes:
I am acceptable. I am worthy. Just as I am.

Moments like this can open meaningful conversations at home. You don’t need a script — just curiosity.

You might ask:
• How did it feel watching the performance?
• How do you think kids who saw their language or culture reflected on that stage felt?
• What helps people feel like they belong?

These conversations build empathy, grow understanding, and help raise kids who know how to make space for others — and for themselves.

At Real Mama Bears, we believe belonging grows when love leads the conversation. 💛

02/08/2026

🩷Here at Wild Opal, humans and horses work in partnership—cultivating safety, trust, choice, and presence. 🐴

💚Together, we build relationships with horses and each other where our nervous systems finally find safety and true long-lasting healing can happen.

💛Curious? Questions? Ready to experience this kind of healing? We would love to talk with you more about how our services can help you feel better!

🧡Contact us at dani@opalmindbody.com or fill out our contact request form (dropped in the comments below).

02/05/2026

Perinatal Mental Health is inclusive of BOTH the birthing and non-birthing parents!

Did you know these stats?

If you need support during the perinatal period, please reach out to talk more about how I can support you!

Email: dani@opalmindbody.com
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/.../danielle.../1198373
Contact Form: https://forms.gle/T8kaHG9rpV7VHNm79

1 in 5 moms and 1 in 10 dads will experience a perinatal mental health disorder.

Postpartum Support International believes:
✨ You are not alone.
✨ You are not to blame.
✨ With help, you will be well.

Support is available. If you or someone you love is struggling, reach out to the PSI HelpLine at 800-944-4773 (call or text), explore support programs and resources at Postpartum.net, or download the Connect by PSI App.

You deserve care, compassion, and connection.

02/05/2026

Hi everyone!

I wanted to introduce myself - my name is Dani, and I’m a local therapist specializing in cPTSD, reproductive, perinatal and parental mental health. I offer talk therapy, outdoor walk/talk therapy, clinical hypnotherapy, and equine-assisted psychotherapy.

I’ve recently added a few new openings for both in-person and virtual sessions. If this sounds like I could be a good fit, or if you have questions, you’re welcome to email me at dani@opalmindbody.com!

With Gratitude,
Dani 🩷 Wild Opal Attuned Healing

02/02/2026

Working with complex trauma is some of the hardest and most meaningful work there is. It’s layered and messy, raw and tender, and often painful. And still, in the midst of it, glimmers appear—a shift in perspective, a softening in how you see yourself. We begin to recognize the ways you adapted to survive, and to understand that even the coping skills you don’t love are signs of a nervous system doing exactly what it was meant to do: keep you alive. From there, we can honor what carried you through, while gently making room for change. Holding space for complexity—conflicting feelings, experiences, and truths—together is one of the greatest privileges of this work.💛