TGIF: Managing Perinatal or Postpartum Depressive Mood and Anxiety

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry answers a reader’s question about intrusive thoughts and anxiety. While this reader’s question is about pregnancy and being a new mom, we believe this question and Kerry’s response can relate to anyone. All of us know a new mom and many of us have been there or hope to be. Her question spawns an even greater conflict in how we take care of each other in our most vulnerable times.

TGIF, Anxiety, Parents, DepressionKerry BiskelonisAugust 18, 2023perinatal, postpartum, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression

How to (and not to) Speak to a Pregnant Woman

There are supportive ways to speak to a pregnant woman, and then there are unwelcome, unnecessary and seemingly harmless ways that invalidate someone’s individual experience. Read this article, be mindful and check yourself before you unintentionally make someone feel worse than they already may.

Women's Health, ParentsSamantha BreitmeyerApril 19, 2021Reset Brain and Bodypregnancy, new mom, new parents, boundaries, parents, parenting, pregnant, baby, motherhood, mom to be, family, birth, maternal, postpartum, mother, mom

Coping with Late-Term Pregnancy Loss/Stillbirth

In this blog you will learn:

coping skills for late-term pregnancy loss/stillbirth
resources for support

Trauma, Grief and Loss, Coping Skills, Women's HealthBethany PadillaFebruary 18, 2021Reset Brain + Bodypregnancy, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, prenatal loss, late-term pregnancy loss, post traumatic stress disorder, perinatal, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum

Rising Up From Depression

Depression is real and it’s complex. People don’t like talking about it, because there is less of a collective understanding of what it is. By educating ourselves, even if you don’t have depression, we can combat the stigma and make real change for our loved ones and the world around us.

COVID-19, Depression, Women's Health, ParentsKerry BiskelonisJune 19, 2020postpartum depression, postpartum, motherhood, pandemic, postpartum depression symptoms, covid-19, new mom