Bilateral Stimulation: A Calming Tool for Moms at Sporting Events
As a mother, attending your child's sports events can be an exhilarating experience filled with excitement and pride. However, it can also be a source of anxiety and stress, particularly when the stakes are high, or your child is facing challenges on the field. One powerful technique that can help manage this stress is bilateral stimulation, a method commonly used in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. This technique can be a valuable tool for calming the autonomic nervous system, helping you stay grounded and composed during those intense moments at sporting events.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Women
If moms are able to plan ahead, their planning may include support for managing sleep disruptions, mood changes, and quality of life issues that arise due to nighttime infant care. It is also essential to consider both parents when evaluating parenting stress in families affected by ADHD, as co-parenting stress can significantly impact family dynamics.
Anxiety attacks during pregnancy: Coping Strategies
Feeling Disconnected from Baby Postpartum: You're Not Alone
The journey to motherhood is often idealized as a period of pure bliss and instant, unconditional love. While this is a reality for many, it's essential to acknowledge that not every parent experiences this immediate connection with their newborn. Feeling disconnected from your baby postpartum is a common experience that can be overwhelming and isolating.
How to help a friend with Postpartum Depression
Dealing with postpartum depression can be isolating, frequently accompanied by stigma and shame. Having a supportive friend who can normalize these feelings and stay with you during uncomfortable moments can be incredibly valuable. When someone we care about is hurting, our first response is often to stop the pain, but this can leave individuals feeling burdened by our emotions, pressured to feel better, or invalidated.
Rainbow Babies: Beyond the Beautiful Symbol
Here's why rainbow pregnancies can be emotionally challenging:
A Mix of Emotions: You might feel happy for this new life, yet grief for the one you lost. It's okay to have both!
Triggers Everywhere: Everyday experiences can become unexpected reminders of your loss. Be kind to yourself.
Hypervigilance: You might feel an intense need to protect your unborn baby, leading to anxiety. Allow yourself to feel this, but seek support to manage it.
Relationship Strain: Friends and family might be overjoyed, while you're processing your emotions. Communication is key.
Remember, you're not alone. Many parents experience these struggles.
EMDR Therapy for Perinatal Trauma: Untangling Memory Knots
Using EMDR and bilateral movements, we can untangle these memory knots, reconnecting the prefrontal cortex with the back parts of the brain. This allows for the reprocessing of original events and new events in an adaptive, objective way.
How to cope with a new baby in summer
Support for partners of women with PPD
This article addresses perinatal anxiety, a common concern for both moms and dads during pregnancy and after childbirth. It offers dads tips for supporting their partners, including open communication, emotional support, self-care practices, finding resources, and seeking professional help when needed. The emphasis is on dads being a crucial part of the support system for a healthy and happy family.
Perinatal Anxiety Support Groups Barrie, Ontario: You Are Not Alone
Feeling overwhelmed and anxious after having a baby? You're not alone.
Perinatal anxiety is common, but there's help! Joining a support group can connect you with other moms and provide valuable coping mechanisms.
The After Baby group offers a safe space for women in Barrie, Ontario to share experiences and heal together; and coming in Fall 2024 we are launching a whole new way to connect and heal. #perinatalanxiety #barrieontario #momsupport #afterbabygroup
Embrace Your Ambition: A Therapist’s Guide to Empowering Women
Ambition is not a dirty word. Inspired by The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, this post explores why women avoid chasing their dreams and ways to tap into their ambition to live a more fulfilled life
Processing Mother's Day: Embracing the Complexity and Finding Joy
Mother's Day is a complex holiday that can evoke a range of emotions. By embracing the complexity, giving yourself permission to feel disappointment or grief, and prioritizing self-care and self-compassion, you can make future Mother's Days less distressing and more joyful.
Nurturing Well-Being for Expectant and New Parents
Embracing Your Values as New Parents: Mastering Parenthood with Confidence
Navigating Resentment and Passive-Aggressiveness: A Normal Part of New Motherhood
Pink Shirt Day: Empowering New Moms and Nurturing Kindness
Life as a Book: Crafting Your Narrative, One Chapter at a Time
Life as a book is a continuous journey of self-discovery and empowerment. By recognizing the control we have over our narratives, we can navigate through the unwritten chapters with intention and purpose. Our stories are not defined by the past but are shaped by the choices we make, the relationships we cultivate, and the language we use to interpret our experiences. Embrace the authorship of your own life, and let the pages unfold with resilience, grace, and a celebration of the unique story only you can tell.
Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster: A Guide to Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Swings
PMADs are no joke. struggling with worries and tears in pregnancy and postpartum can be supported - read this for risk factors and signs to look out for.
A Gentle Invitation to Healing: Join Us on February 29th
Paddling Through Progress: Dragon Boat Racing and Therapy Unveiled
Dragon boat racing can show parallels to therapy - the phases, the social support and the strength that comes from being challenged.