Allostasis and the New Normal: Navigating Postpartum Recovery and Motherhood
The body has a remarkable ability to maintain stability in the face of significant changes. By understanding and embracing the concept of allostasis, we can better support and empower women as they navigate the incredible journey of postpartum recovery and motherhood, helping them to embrace their new normal with resilience and grace.
Rethinking Postpartum
In our western culture, we have come to celebrate the mother who is “bounces back” to her old life as quickly as possible. Instead, what if we redefined success in this postpartum period? What if we celebrated the mother who stays still? In her book, The First Forty Days, Heng Ou writes, “Somehow, a pervasive […]
Losing Myself – Surviving PPD Again
“Having a baby is a psychological revolution that changes our relation to almost everything and everyone.” –Esther Perel Only once in my life have I experienced the type of suffering that I did after my daughter’s birth. And that was when I first became a mother. I thought perhaps I’d be spared from postpartum depression […]
Empathic Over-Arousal
If you’re a mom, you’ve definitely had the experience of your baby or toddler crying out when placed into their crib. If your child is already verbal by this stage, perhaps you tend to hear the heartbreaking cry of “Mommy, come back!” Your pulse quickens, your heart drops into your stomach and settles into a […]