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Celeste Chapko: Evidenced-based Research Means our Daughters will Have a Different Reality
My name is Celeste Chapko and I am SO excited to be joining the Maternal Mental Health Research Collaborative as a Patient Expert Advisor. My experience with maternal mental health began when I was pregnant with my daughter, just over five years ago. When I was seven months pregnant with her, I started to experience…
Read MorePostpartum Depression & Anxiety Don’t Get Any Better – But You Do
It’s been over four years since I had my son and my journey into the world of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, like postpartum depression and anxiety, began. Since then I’ve spent plenty of time managing my own recovery, but I’ve also spent countless hours providing peer support to other women. The question that’s asked…
Read MoreA Simple Guide to Hormone Health for Exhausted Moms
Hormones play a vital role in a whole host of things that go on in our bodies. They’re involved in everything from sleep and appetite, regulating our energy levels to how and where we gain weight. Hormones can also play with our moods, and lead to increased anxiety, and feelings of hopelessness, depression and rage!…
Read MorePostpartum Depression Doesn’t Just End After One Year
Postpartum depression and other mood disorders are confusing. To start, there’s a lot of misconception about when the postpartum period ends. And that misconception leads to confusion and arbitrary rules about when and how moms can get help. It can also dictate the type of health care provider that moms have access to. Too many…
Read More10 Good Reasons Not to Set New Year’s Resolutions
It seems like every new year it’s the same thing. January arrives and we’re all told that we’re not good enough. That now is the time to commit to a new diet plan. Or set lengthy lists of goals based on things you don’t like about yourself and think need to change. Maybe it’s a…
Read More5 Simple Self-Care Practices to Bust Holiday Stress
Self-care has become a buzzword this year and for good reason. Until late last week I was reveling in all the glory that comes with the holidays. The shopping, the baking, the decorating and planning that make this season what it is. It was a Pinterest mom’s (yes, that’s me) dream come true. And then…
Read MoreHow to Find the Right Therapist When You’re Looking for Help
When you’re looking to start therapy, finding the right therapist is the NUMBER ONE most important thing you can possibly do. In fact, getting yourself set up with the wrong therapist can be completely counterproductive and cause harm. Just because a certain practitioner is close to your home, or your best friend’s neighbor highly recommended…
Read MoreBrain Fog: Coping Strategies for When You Can’t Concentrate
Brain fog is one of those often overlooked symptoms of a maternal mental illness that can cause you an incredible amount of frustration. And just like other symptoms of illnesses like depression and anxiety, brain fog can look different for everyone. Because it doesn’t fit with symptoms we typically associate with depression or anxiety, it…
Read MoreWhen You’re Struggling With Your Mental Health Christmas Can Be Awful
It’s already December and we’re all hurdling full speed ahead into more family gatherings, pressure to find the perfect presents and listening to loops of Bing Crosby sing ‘White Christmas’. If I’m really honest, I’m a Pinterest mom and I love to get my house Instagram worthy, but it’s also exhausting. Beyond exhausting.The holiday season…
Read More#metoo Matters for Moms and Our Mental Health
#metoo has brought to light what so many of us experience as women and have programmed ourselves to either ignore or just accept. Whether you’ve been sexually assaulted, harassed or your boundaries violated there’s no question this type of behavior is everywhere. We experience it day in and day out – at work, the bus…
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