Journal
Things I find myself saying
Short pieces on the things that come up most often in my office. No jargon, no lecture.
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When Your Child's Birthday Brings the Birth Back
The party is for your child. Your body may be keeping a different date. On anniversary reactions after a hard birth.
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Wanting Another Baby and Dreading the Birth
You want another child. Your body says absolutely not. Both of those deserve to be taken seriously.
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Postpartum Rage, and What It Is Usually About
Sudden, outsized anger after having a baby is rarely talked about. It is usually telling you something important.
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When Becoming a Mother Brings Up Your Own Mother
You thought you had made peace with your childhood. Then you had a baby. Why motherhood brings it back into the room.
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Going Back to Work When You Are Not Back to Yourself
Your leave ends on a date. Feeling like yourself again does not. On returning to work while you are still finding your footing.
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When the Birth Went Well and You Are Not Okay
Why a birth can be medically fine and still leave a mark, what tends to carry forward, and what to do with it.
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Postpartum Anxiety, or Ordinary New Parent Worry?
Every new parent worries. Here is what tends to separate ordinary worry from postpartum anxiety, and when it is worth getting support.
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Navigating Caregiver Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
What burnout and compassion fatigue actually feel like from the inside, and small things that help when there is no time for big things.