Psycho
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Worry is a normal part of becoming a parent.

But if the agitation feels like too much to handle, or spinning / scary thoughts are keeping you up all night, it might be time for some extra support.

You are not a bad parent. You are a good parent, having a hard time.

Huge hormonal shifts, lack of sleep, and changes to your environment and social circles are a part of the parental adjustment process and affect how we feel.

The “baby blues” are normal. However, if feelings of sadness, overwhelm, and guilt are happening more than you would like, you can ask for help.

The lack of the feeling of love, does not mean a lack of love for your baby. We can find that feeling of love again.

You know you love your partner. But maybe now that you are pregnant or postpartum, the way they chew their food makes you want to rip your hair out. 

Or, it feels like everything your partner does is completely the wrong way to do it. 

Or, you are so mad at anyone and everyone because now that a tiny human has been added to your life, your mental load has increased 10-fold. It feels like you are drowning and it is impossible to ask for help.

It is okay to ask for help.

Whether you are experiencing grief for a pregnancy loss, grief from infertility challenges, or grief for the person you used to be before entering matrescence; it all has a place here.

Grief can feel powerful / maddening / otherworldly AND has to exist within our day-to-day lives. It might feel like there is no space for it when (waves hands) everything else is going on. Your grief is valid here.

An understatement: “Being / becoming a parent is stressful.”

As humans, we were never meant to parent in isolation. Community and social supports are a huge contributor to parental wellness and success.

Overwhelm, does not have to be the backdrop to your day-to-day. We can work with your resources, find new supports, and create a plan to help you manage the stress.

Trauma from birth, infertility, or loss can leave you feeling powerless. You might be avoiding your doctor’s office, distancing yourself from your partner, or having nightmares that leave you feeling drained.

Or, maybe the care you received throughout fertility treatments / pregnancy / birth / postpartum left you feeling like things just didn’t go right, were scary or unexplained, or left you feeling more like a number than a human.

At your own pace, we can explore how this trauma affects you and start to rewrite the narrative.