by admin | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, when I was newly postpartum with my third child, we took a family trip to the zoo on one of the first really nice summer days. The place was more crowded than usual, with lots of kids (and parents) relieved to finally be outside after a cold and rainy... 
by admin | Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been a person who runs hot, both physically and emotionally. I like my air conditioning cranked up high and I have BIG feelings. I’m quick to anger but also quick to move on. As a teen, my father and I would often have loud clashes – lots of yelling,... 
by admin | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
If there was ever a season that pushed for boundary violations, returns to toxic relationship dynamics, and heaps of guilt thrown at you when you deviate from unhealthy patterns, it’s now. This span of time, generally from Halloween until New Year’s Day, is RIPE for... 
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
I will never forget the day I had my first scary thought about my baby. My daughter, the youngest of my three children, was about 8 weeks old. She was born with a tongue and lip tie, and we’d recently had it revised, so we were following up with a pediatric... 
by admin | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
A good friend (who is also a mom and therapist) recently texted me asking what I thought of the depiction of motherhood in the book “The Giving Tree.” I hadn’t read it since I was a kid, so I didn’t remember any details and couldn’t give her a real answer. But I was... 
by admin | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
My journey through postpartum anxiety and rage was a long and twisty one, as most women’s recoveries are. There were lots of starts and stops, things that seemed to be working and then didn’t, things I tried multiple times before they stuck, and many times I thought... 