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 […]
Resilience in the Wake of Pregnancy Loss
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 […]
#FindTheFunny
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 […]
Processing Your Feelings of Shame After Pregnancy Loss
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 […]
Quiz: Are you getting the support you need and deserve during your pregnancy?
True/False: I have a handful of friends and/or family members that I can reach out to when I’m feeling sad or nervous. True/False: I feel mostly happy about my pregnancy, along with the normal amount of nervousness. True/False: My partner expresses happiness about our pregnancy. True/False: I have people in my life who check in […]