So a holiday is coming up. I won’t go into the sordid history of the “relationship” between indigenous people and pilgrims but the general message we’re supposed to get out of this holiday is to be grateful for the blessings you have received and to break bread with family and friends alike. Sometimes, it’s hard… Continue reading 7 Ways to Practice Gratitude
I don’t know about y’all but I usually love the holidays. I love the great food, the family time, and the general feeling of happiness that seems to be in the air. This holiday season is a bit different though. We expected to have our infant daughters with us during Thanksgiving dinner and for Christmas.… Continue reading Angel Parent Guide to the Holidays
Sometimes you run across these images, gifs or quotes that just hit you right in the feels. I’ve come across so many in my life but since June, I’ve encountered some that have really reduced me to tears almost immediately. I know what they bring up for me but I’m curious about your thoughts and… Continue reading My Top 7 Powerful Images
So…. this list is kind of in jest but kinda not. I’ll preface by saying that none of these things are indicative of someone’s actual parenting ability all the time and we (I) should probably stop judging but… it is what it is and I am judging. I think experiencing perinatal loss makes you keenly… Continue reading 7 Times You Just KNOW You’d be a Better Momma
Provocative titles get more lookie-loos so, Welcome! So… can we have an honest discussion? Can we have an honest discussion about the ways we cope with grief & loss and specifically, how we use things to get us through tough times? Sure, there’s therapy, there’s avoidance, there’s journaling and rituals, there’s even hospitalization if… Continue reading Poppin’ Pills & Bottles!
Maybe it’s been a few weeks. Maybe it’s been a month… maybe it’s been 10 years. No matter the amount of time that has passed, many angel parents come to this point where it kind of feels like nobody cares anymore about your loss. Maybe the phone calls decrease, maybe people have stopped asking how… Continue reading What to Do When You Feel Like Nobody Cares Anymore
I don’t know about y’all but sometimes I have these intrusive, automatic thoughts. These thoughts that come into my head whether I want them to or not, whether they’re true/factual or not and even, whether they make sense or not. These jerks can negatively impact my mood and really get me feeling down in the… Continue reading Automatic Thoughts
*Singing* It’s a thin line…. Between love and hate! Check out my list below of 7 things you used to love but now you hate or you used to hate but now you love. Wanting, making and having babies can change some thangs! Your Period I think most of us have seen those Buzzfeed articles… Continue reading Thin Line Between Love & Hate
I started thinking about what I wanted to do for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. I still haven’t entirely figured it out yet because though I plan to do some of the things on this list, I want to do some other things too (ever the overachiever…). Regardless of that, I wanted to let… Continue reading What You Can Do for PAIL Awareness Month
If you read my bio, you know that I’m a clinician. I specifically am trained in marriage couple & family therapy as well as sex therapy. A good therapist understands the value of therapy and likely either has their own therapist or has been in therapy themselves at some point. If you can’t process what’s… Continue reading On Being a Therapist in Therapy
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