The Postpartum Stress Center

03/16/2026

💜Another outstanding weekend with passionate therapists and providers from around the globe gathering to dig deep into The Art of Holding.

💜It was wonderful to witness the impressive level of commitment to this work as well as the personal dedication each therapist brought to the training. Thank you to each of you.

03/16/2026

TW: su***de This is an incredible site for support and su***de prevention. Born out of deep love and loss, has created a spectacularly unique resource. 🖤

When the world feels heavy, a kind word can make a difference. Receive anonymous letters from people who have been there. No pressure, no spam—just a quiet reminder that you are not alone.

03/16/2026

"Months after I stopped breastfeeding my last child, though, a random Google search led me to discover a term I had never heard of before: D-MER, short for Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex. It turns out that my experience with breastfeeding had an actual name—and was not unique to me.

Distinct from postpartum depression and the baby blues, conditions that are pervasive and persistent, D-MER is episodic, flaring and disappearing within minutes, completely related to the act of breastfeeding." Slate.com

Here's what I wish I'd known.

03/11/2026

Thank you Medium 💜

"20. Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts — Karen Kleiman
This book addresses difficult emotions that many mothers experience after the birth of their baby but often hesitate to talk about openly.

The author explores feelings of insecurity, fear, exhaustion, and emotional overwhelm, showing that these experiences are far more common than many women realize.

Through a compassionate and understanding approach, the book helps mothers feel seen, supported, and less alone during the postpartum period."

Becoming a mother for the first time is one of the most profound and transformative experiences in life. This moment marks the beginning of…

03/09/2026

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱! 💜
𝟭𝟮 𝗵𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀™

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

03/09/2026

Friday May 22, 2026
Dr. Jodi Pawluski and all her brilliance. 💜
Join her. There is so much important information to learn.

For perinatal therapists in pursuit of clinical excellence
The Art of Holding Perinatal Women in Distress™
www.postpartumstress.com/registration

03/05/2026

"𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑." She smiles bittersweetly.
"I know. That should be a book title," I said.
(c.1992)


Hachette Books

03/04/2026

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✔️Tewfik, B. A. (2022). The Impostor Phenomenon Revisited: Examining the Relationship Between Workplace Impostor Thoughts and Interpersonal Effectiveness at Work. Academy of Management Journal, 65(3), 657–684. MIT Sloan School of Management.

03/03/2026

✔️𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘕., 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘦, 𝘍., 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘚. 𝘔., & 𝘖’𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘏. (2025). 𝘈𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 21(1), 465–496.

✔️𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘕., 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘬, 𝘘. 𝘔., & 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘊. 𝘓. (2024). 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘵. 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘺, 85(3):24𝘮15266.​

✔️𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘶, 𝘍., 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘺𝘯, 𝘉., 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘻, 𝘑., 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯, 𝘗. 𝘈., 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺, 𝘚., & 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘕. (2019). 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵-𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘮, 𝘖𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥: 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭. 𝘉𝘔𝘊 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘺, 19(94).

03/02/2026

🌟This Friday March 6, 2026
🌟VIRTUAL
🌟Transform your clinical practice
💜with Rachel Brabec

For perinatal therapists seeking clinical excellence


💜With endless thanks to Kristina Ledlow and Adams, LCSW, Clinical Director of The Postpartum Stress Center, LLC

02/26/2026