When I was pregnant with my first child, I did everything “right.” I made a detailed birth “plan” with my husband-exactly how I imagined the experience would go. I read all the books. I hired a doula to help at my birth. I learned and...
Motherhood transforms us in beautiful, unexpected, and sometimes overwhelming ways. As you care for a new life, it’s easy to lose sight of your own. This blog explores the identity shifts that often come with postpartum life and offers compassionate insights on reconnecting with the person you are now - the new identity you’re learning to embrace.
For many new mothers, the early days of parenthood bring both joy and exhaustion. Sleep deprivation is a well-known challenge for parents of newborns, but its impact on maternal mental health is often underestimated. As we recognize National Sleep Awareness Week 2025, it's crucial to shed light on the relationship between sleep and mental well-being for perinatal moms - and offer practical strategies to cope.
Here’s something many new parents don’t hear enough: having a baby can bring grief as well as joy. Not always the kind of grief that follows a death — but the quiet, heavy kind that comes from change, loss, and unmet expectations.