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Relationship Survival and Connectedness During the Holidays

November 27, 2018 by laura Leave a Comment

‘Tis the season, amiright ya’ll?! We are in full holiday swing, folks! It’s exciting, I know, but there are some things to remain mindful of amid all the excitement and chaos, including our relationships. As a follow up to a segment I did for The Honest Weigh, see below for ways to boost the connection […]

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The Waiting is the Hardest Part…The Agony of Anticipatory Anxiety

November 11, 2018 by laura Leave a Comment

Recently I made the trek to our pediatrician’s office to participate in the time-honored tradition of getting flu shots for my kiddos. Fun, right? There’s nothing I like more than holding my babies down, one after the other, while they scream and kick. Ugh…miserable! The entire drive to the office, my oldest child was […]

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Resilience in the Wake of Pregnancy Loss

October 31, 2018 by laura Leave a Comment

This month, I have been concentrating all of my content-based efforts toward educating and putting as much information as I can, out into the world, about pregnancy and infant loss. One of the main themes you’ll find, if you’ve been following the content, is that secrecy is pervasive when it comes to pregnancy and infant […]

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#FindTheFunny

October 21, 2018 by laura Leave a Comment

I LOVE utilizing humor in therapy sessions and for coping with challenging seasons in my own life. In my family of origin, a sense of humor was highly valued. As a child, to get a laugh from grown ups (and my siblings were lumped into this category as they were/are older than me), felt AWESOME […]

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Processing Your Feelings of Shame After Pregnancy Loss

October 7, 2018 by laura Leave a Comment

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In honor of this, I thought it appropriate to talk about another one of my specialties, pregnancy loss, and specifically miscarriage. Miscarriage is defined as loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks (March of Dimes, n.d.). It’s estimated that 10-15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, however, this percentage […]

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