What to know about your rights at work—including those that help you protect your mental health Most people think about pregnancy at work in physical terms—lifting, standing, medical appointments. But for many moms, the harder part isn’t physical. It’s the anxiety that ramps up during pregnancy. The brain fog after birth. The postpartum depression that makes even small tasks feel heavy. The stress of trying to keep everything together at work while your body and mind are chan

After countless calls to providers, the soonest a mental health therapist could see me was three months from then. I couldn’t wait that long. I feared spiraling deeper and deeper into this unknown depression, too far to ever get out. So, I reached out to Moms Mental Health Initiative.

Post-adoption depression (PAD) and Post-adoption Anxiety (PAA) are a reality more common than many might assume. Despite its prevalence,...

By Janean Doherty Trigger Warning: Birth Trauma Beautiful. Sacred. Natural. Transcendent. Golden Hour. Perfect. These are all words that...

by Michelle Wilkins Trigger Warning: Domestic violence O’ The joy of being a mom! 2015 is such a memorable milestone year for me. To be...

By Mandy Lehman Trigger Warning: Intrusive Thoughts Medical and mental health professionals will tell you that if anxiety or depression...

By Megan Nazaret To have another baby or not to have another baby. That is the question. This decision can be hard for all parents, but...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by the choir and folks dressed up like...

Trigger warning: birth trauma I watched my son as he fell asleep in my arms today. In a simple way, it was magical. The way he gazed at...

My journey with PPD started very quickly after my first was born. Leading up to giving birth, I was happy, full of life, and overjoyed to...

“We’re pregnant!” As a Dad of now four kiddos, I remember the mix of excitement and terror that came with our first positive pregnancy test. I also remember feeling for the first time (and truthfully still live with) a unique brand of anxiety that goes along with being a parent. It is very normal to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression while expecting and after the arrival of a newborn. Symptoms of anxiety can include restlessness, feeling keyed up or on edge, being

Trigger Warning: suicidal thoughts The Light went out. “You’re glowing!” – I heard it so many times during my pregnancy. I felt the glow;...

In this post, Stacy Stefaniak Luther, PsyD, LPC, answers some questions about therapy and what a new mom can expect should she decide to...

Somewhere along the way, mothers are often forgotten. After giving ourselves entirely to the process of growing and birthing a human,...

The sun was shining brightly on a perfect Arizona day in early April. Our brains were set in relaxation mode, with no clue that a major...