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I spoke to a new psychiatrist this morning that was recommended by an ex colleague and family friend. This Dr is based in Argentina (the appointment was online via WhatsApp video call), is an ex gynecologist and also worked in the pharmaceutical industry. He also believes this is not a classic postpartum depression case. So […]
MoreI’ve been doing pretty well on my 2022 health goals so far. I’ve been going down to the gym almost every day of the week when the kids are at school. I’ll usually do a 30 minutes walk and strength training. When I have extra time I also do a 30 minutes stretch session or […]
MoreWalk at least 30 mins daily Take hormones & supplements prescribed by Functional Medecine Doctor including progesterone, testosterone, vit D, B12, C, zinc Practice yoga daily and get back to doing full splits and playing with handstands Start strength training with husband – I may just share before and after results Ease back into work. […]
MoreThe day I left the hospital my sister Paca landed in Miami. She arrived in the afternoon once I’d had my first psychiatrist appointment with Dr. VR. The idea was for her to stay for a week and the day she left Male would land from NY to also stay a week. They also arranged […]
MoreI haven’t posted here in a while since I was struggling with another down. I think it was related to both kids starting preschool. When I feel down a series of things happen. I lose motivation to do a lot of things including writing. I feel more insecure and indecisive in general. I also lose […]
MoreToday both Mathias and Emma started preschool. Mathias had gone last year before the pandemic but we never put him back in since I was pregnant and didn’t want to risk any germs coming home from school. So today they were dropped off to their respective teachers and I will pick them up at noon. […]
MorePlease share your Professional Background. I initially studied law and started practicing but I wasn’t passionate about it. Studied physician assistant PA and specialized in psychiatry in Western Massachusetts. I have been practicing with Elevate psychiatry since. How long has Carolina been your patient? For about 3 months. Since May 2021. What is Carolina’s diagnosis? […]
MoreOn the way to the hospital we called Iris, my therapist, who said I was early for our weekly appointment and when we told her why we were calling she agreed on the idea to go to the ER. When we got to the reception they asked me a few questions before taking my picture […]
MoreDear kids, A few years ago I read a book from a journalist to his kids explaining why he’d been so absent. As I thought about writing about my postpartum experience one of the ideas was to write this to explain to you what happened. As most moms, I had a LOT of guilt about […]
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