Do you remember that old children’s song- going on a bear hunt? The refrain goes like this:
“Can’t go over it, can’t go under it, can’t go around it, got to go through it!”
Maternity Matters: Your Emotions After Miscarriage
Maternity Matters: Happy World Doula Week
I’m taking a brief pause from my series on loss to bring your attention to World Doula Week.
Maternity Matters: The Truth about Miscarriage
Last week I made the case for the importance of speaking openly about pregnancy loss. My hope over the next few weeks is to shine a bright light on the many faces and facets of loss.
I’m starting this week talking about miscarriages. As a refresher, miscarriage refers to pregnancy loss before 20 weeks. An estimated 10-25% of pregnancy’s will end in miscarriage, with most miscarriages occurring before the 13th week of pregnancy. As I noted last...
Maternity Matters: On Pregnancy Loss
In planning this week’s blog entry, my first topical post for Maternity Matters, I thought long and hard about where to begin. There is so much to explore and so much that deserves attention in the world of perinatal mental health. After much reflection, I settled on writing a series about pregnancy loss.
Why? Because we don’t want to talk about!
Maternity Matters: A Blog Introduction
Mindful Return: How to Embrace Your Commute: Finding Your Zen on the Way to Work
A Child Grows: The New Year’s Resolution Trap
A Child Grows: In Defense Of Mom Friends: The Importance Of Finding Your Tribe
A conversation about the utter necessity of having other mom friends once you step into parenthood. It’s an age-old trick: surrounding yourself with a gang of other like-minded mom friends will increase your happiness quotient by far, and steer you clear of lots of potential isolation, sadness, and depression.