My PPD book
Today is move day. I can’t believe I’m typing this although the bulk of the work is done. Richard prepped it all so well this will probably be an easy grab and go job. I am 31 weeks pregnant. All has gone rather smoothly with this pregnancy in terms of the main exams we’ve done […]
MoreThere 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MorePlease share a bit about your background. I am a licensed clinical social worker based in NYC. I am currently trying to get accepted into a PhD program. I started this platform because I had postpartum depression. I am 35. I have a 12 year old bonus child and a child I gave birth to […]
MoreIt’s May 2022. In a few weeks my kids will be out of school. I haven’t put them in any summer camp as I only work a few days in June and have finished the book manuscript. My goal was to finish writing it before their holidays so that I would “just” need to edit […]
MoreIt’s been 1 year since I was hospitalized and over 1 yr and a half since Emma was born. Spain was so refreshing. I miss Europe and I missed traveling. We hadn’t traveled internationally since before the pandemic. It was challenging with two little ones… especially carrying the strollers up hills on cobblestone streets. And […]
More*this interviewee prefers to remain anonymous and I appreciate & support her Please share a bit about your background. I grew up in Spain until I was 18 years old and moved to Belgium with my parents and my younger brother. My father was a navy officer, so we moved around a lot when I […]
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