Tag: mental health
Self-Care Ideas: Take Time For Yourself
The fall season is well underway, and the school routine and after-school activities are in full swing. Schedules are hectic and, at times, overwhelming.
As...
Trauma and Resiliency: Coming of Age in a Post-9/11 World
Trauma is a weird thing. We live our lives day-to-day, encountering all sorts of events, positive, negative, and neutral. Of the negative, some are...
Taking Care of Mama
Maybe it was the morning I forgot to open the garage door before backing out, or possibly the afternoon my OB/GYN prescribed me a...
The Value of Therapy
Between pandemic exhaustion, the overwhelmed healthcare system, and unspoken climate variability, we have been through a lot recently. We have lived through some of...
The Voices I Hear When You Say “This Too Shall Pass”...
“This too shall pass” and “It’s just a phase” are two of my least favorite phrases.
I will preface by saying that I wholeheartedly believe...
Moms Have Feelings Too
As moms, we focus so much on our children, but moms have feelings too. Sometimes those feelings are big and we try to hide...
My Promise to Be Better: A Letter to My First Born...
That night in the bathroom, while I was brushing your hair before bed, braiding it so you could have “cool rock and roll hair”...
Learning to Let Go of Control
If you are human, you are affected by the events and environment around you. When life gets chaotic and stressful, you begin to feel...
I Come From a Family of Guns and Mental Illness
I come from a family of guns, hunting trips, and skeet shooting. I grew up on a small farm, and we had a shotgun...
Postpartum Support Resources in Fairfield County
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (MMH Week) takes place the first week of May. This year the theme of the Blue Dot Project 2022...