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“I had a terrible experience with postpartum mental health. Should I have another baby?”
You’re allowed to change your vision of what your family will look like. There’s no right or wrong.
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“I had a terrible experience with postpartum mental health. Should I have another baby?”
You’re allowed to change your vision of what your family will look like. There’s no right or wrong.
“Help! My baby cries in the car. What should I do?”
Your baby won’t stop crying in the car and getting behind the wheel spikes your anxiety. Here’s what to do for yourself and your baby.
I had postpartum anxiety once before. Will I get it again?
“I felt so horrible for the first few months of my baby’s life. I can’t bear to go through that again!”
Holiday blues: Your SOS guide to when the holidays feel rough
Your guide for when December doesn’t feel like the most wonderful time of the year…
Pregnancy after loss: A guide to dealing with emotions from conception onwards
The journey to becoming a mother is so often not a neat and pretty road and that’s why we need to acknowledge the many emotions, thoughts and fears that may pop up during this time.
OCD in motherhood: 3 ways to manage your symptoms
OCD in moms is a mental health issue that requires a lot of self awareness, attention and mental redirecting. Here’s how you can start
“I can’t stop thinking about my kid getting hurt or sick!” Why you have anxiety about your child getting hurt and what to watch for
You’re supposed to be enjoying the afternoon but then all of a sudden you think of one horrific possibility after another…
Anxiety about baby milestones: How it shows up, what makes it worse, and how to let go
If you’ve ever worried about baby developmental milestones, what’s supposed to happen, when, and if your child is progressing at a normal pace…
Did I cause my child’s anxiety?
When it comes to worrying about whether or not you’re passing your anxiety onto your kids (spoiler, you didn’t!), there are more important things to think about.
“Sleep training is giving me anxiety!” Sleep training might not be the solution you were looking for… and that’s ok.
Sleep training is a solution for a lot of people and that’s great. However it is not the solution for every person.
Hey There
I’m Kate, I’m a mama of two girls and a perinatal therapist practicing from my Vancouver Island home. You can usually find me strolling along the beach with my family enjoying the seabreeze on my face or soaking up the sunshine in my garden. Society’s narratives say that motherhood should be self-sacrificing. My posts here say something altogether different. So glad you’re here mama, you’re in the right place.
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