My PPD book
There is a big something I’ve been waiting to share until I felt ready. Late last year I found out we were expecting our third little miracle. I am about 22 weeks pregnant. The first trimester was harsh on me physically. I felt a lot of nausea and was extra tired. I continue to be […]
More*This interview happened on October 16, 2022 Please share a bit about your background. I was born in São Paulo. The life I am living with my girls and husband is very different from the life I grew up living. My parents barely had money to spare. I remember being around 7 years old and […]
MoreTowards the end of last year, I felt very overwhelmed at one point. My son got sick and had to stay home for a week and it brought me to a hard stop work wise and workout wise. It took me to pause and prioritize what I really wanted to be focusing my energy on. […]
MoreLast October, I participated in an online live event with Gabor Maté about his recently launched book with his son Daniel Maté The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, which I have not yet read to its entirety. At the end of the live, there was a session with a […]
MoreMiami, Florida | October 19, 2022 Please share a bit about your background. I am Brazilian. My father is Brazilian and my mom is Argentinean. I was raised in Brazil and moved to Switzerland to study hotel management for college. I spent 4.5 yrs there and after that went to work for a cruise line and […]
MoreHappy New Year!!! I’ve been debating what to write in this first post this year and a friend gave me this simple and great idea. I think it’s great timing to stop and thank all of you for joining me on this ride! There have been about 5k of you so far and I’m humbled […]
MoreIt’s been a while since I last posted here and a lot has been going on. I got stuck with my writing again. Part of it comes from unrealistic expectations I had set around the last phase of the book and once I realized those weren’t going to happen, I decided to pause the book […]
MoreA few months ago, I was struggling with migraines that took me back to the acupuncture specialist that treats me. My psychiatrist and therapist recommended I see a neurologist to make sure it wasn’t anything physically serious. I finally spoke to her this week. She is a neighbor of my parents and works at one […]
MoreA few months ago, I was asked to teach kids yoga at a school. I doubted the offer for a few weeks as I was going through another depressive episode and any type of decision of this kind overwhelms me. I received my 200 hour YTT (Yoga Teacher Training) certificate in early 2017, after practicing […]
MorePlease describe your Professional Background. I am a general pediatrician. I completed my pediatric residency at the University of Chicago’s Lutheran General Hospital in 1997. I’ve been working in my present office for 3 years and in the past office for 25 years. How long have Emma and Mathias been your patients? They have been […]
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