By Shannon Lenz Motherhood Was Supposed To Be Paradise
The needle in my spine sent shock waves of pain straight down my leg. I felt one short breath away…
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By Laurie Larsh Anxiety Makes Me Afraid to Fly
I'm talking heart racing, break out in sweat, can't breath, dissolve into tears, certain-of-death anxiety that begins days before even…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher Five Strategies I Use to Beat Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
My hands were shaking as I dialed the number to my doctor’s office. I held the phone to my ear…
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By Jessica McCaslin How To Handle “The Talk” With Pre-Teens, From a Mental Health Therapist
As a mental health therapist, I'm familiar with "the talk". I've had a lot of "talks" with children and teenagers…
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By Deborah O'Ferry This Is the Part of Growing Up I Didn’t See Coming
I remember when I was 20, while drenched in absolute ignorance, and the slew of twenty-first parties began. Some weekends…
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By Sarah Whitman Postpartum Psychosis Is No Joke: Why I Won’t Be Seeing the Movie “Tully”
Editor's note: contains movie spoilers I really wanted to see Tully. The first trailer I saw for the upcoming Charlize…
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By Bailey Koch My Son Has a Seizure Disorder—and I Didn’t Know
Hey, momma. Do you know the feeling? You know . . . that I should have been able to protect…
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By Nina Leicht-Crist Why I Hid My Postpartum Anxiety
After a failed vasectomy reversal, a second successful reversal, two failed frozen embryo transfers and six (in total) IVF with…
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By Her View From Home Don’t Stop Having Sex Because You Have Kids
Dear moms of littles, I get it. You’re touched out. You’re worn out. You haven’t slept a full night in…
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By Emily Donehoo Your Loss Is Not Too Small to Grieve, and It’s Not Too Big to Overcome
There was a line. A second line. A faint line, but the test instructions said, “If a second…
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I Told My Teenager About My Mental Illness; His Response Shocked Me
When children are born, they love their mother unconditionally. As they grow, she is the one who makes them feel…
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By Nadene van der Linden 7 Signs You’re Parenting Right According to a Clinical Psychologist
Parents often worry they are failing their kids. Modern parents hold themselves to higher standards as we guide our children…
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