11 Aug You Cant Tell by Looking, So Ask: Depression, PPD, PTSD, Breast Cancer
I posted this picture one year ago with the following words: "August 8, 2019, Post-#DoubleMastectomy Day 15: You’ll think I’m crazy...
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11 May To All Who Mother, on Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is a day of mixed emotions. For some, it's a day to feel appreciated and celebrated. For others, it's a day to feel guilt and self-doubt. And for others, it's a day to feel sadness and grief, remembering losses and pains from years...
02 Aug Earthquake Model of Women’s Mental Health: Hormones + Life + Brain
One of the best tools I've ever learned, personally and professionally, is what I call the "Earthquake Model of Women's Mental Health." It's actually a tool that can be used for male and female mental and emotional health, but it's been especially helpful in my...
03 Nov Announcing “Motherhood Essentials!” Empowerment for Family Health, Wellness
It's an exciting day, friends! A day when I get to share with you something I've been passionate about for years--something that has empowered me as a mother and expanded my family's health, wellness and happiness: essential oils. Okay, I know what you're thinking: "Essential oils? That's...
04 Feb Anxiety & Women: Hormones, Sleep & What You Can Do
It’s 3:30 a.m. I was simply rolling over to fall back asleep, when my brain switched on like a 100-watt light bulb, and now I’m flooded with stress, worries, and thoughts of what I "need to get done" or about "my overwhelming life," when I thought...
14 Oct FREE Webinar! Intro to “Women’s Emotions”: What you were never taught about your Brain, Hormones, & Mental Health”
What creates the ups and downs so common in female emotions? What role does the brain play, and how do hormones factor in? Why is it that most women were never taught these crucial truths? Join me for my new, FREE webinar all about "Women's Emotions," as we...
05 Aug Depression & Motherhood: Facts, Help, & How to Overcome
Depression affects one in five women throughout their lifetime and is especially prevalent during the childbearing years. Pregnancy, postpartum, hormone shifts, sleep depravation, and the pressure of parenting and raising children while also dealing with life changes and stress, all combine to make depression in...
31 Mar Beyond Depression: Postpartum OCD Treatment–part 3 (& video)
In this 3-part series we’ve been discussing Pregnancy/Postpartum Obsessive-Complusive Disorder (PPOCD). In part 1 we took a good look at the symptoms of PPOCD and why it is so misunderstood. In part 2 we discussed why PPOCD is so misdiagnosed and how to make a...