The Power Of Silence
For many, being part of conversations about infertility, loss and miscarriage , high risk pregnancy, preterm delivery, life in the NICU,...
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131: Comparing and Justifying Prevent Healing
Do you feel that you deserve to heal and feel better on your fertility journey? Do you feel like you deserve to be a mother and...
130: How to Prepare for a Preterm Delivery
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, so it’s a good time for us to discuss the basics. In today’s show, we’re talking about risk...
Psychosomatic Symptoms During Fertility Treatments, Pregnancy and Postpartum: What They Are and Are
"She told me my pain was psychosomatic," a client told me. "I got so angry. How dare she tell me my symptoms are in my head? I fired that...
129: Listener Q and A
I love to hear from you! I love to address your questions and concerns with Listener Q & A episodes, like today’s show. Join us as we...
128: Healing After Pregnancy & Infant Loss
There are many nuances to grief. The loss of a child is extremely painful grief, but you have to trust that your body knows how to heal...
127: When You Feel Lost After Having a Baby in the NICU
One of the most interesting aspects of my work in working with a wide variety of people is that every experience is so different, even if...
126: How to Prepare for Pregnancy after Preemie
September is NICU Awareness Month. If you aren’t familiar with what NICU stands for, it’s where sick or pre-term babies go for...
125: The Truth About Fertility Trauma When You're Trying to Conceive
Fertility trauma is happening all around us. It’s a huge part of the journey when you’re trying to conceive. Today’s show discusses why...
122: How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty with Brigid Dineen
Why does saying NO feel so hard to do sometimes? The reason is that we want to be people-pleasers, well-liked, and the one who says YES...
116: Personal Experience of PPROM
Many acronyms that come along with learning the new language of infertility and high-risk pregnancy. One experience that not many go...
115: How Mindset Affects Fertility
One of the most frustrating aspects of building a family is when it takes a struggle to get pregnant. It’s especially exasperating when...
Anxiety About Miscarrying Is Not In Your Head
A while back, an OBGYN reached out to me to ask about resources to cope with miscarriage anxiety during pregnancy. With miscarriage rates...
113: The Health Benefits of Control
The worst advice anyone can give a woman (or couple) going through infertility, fertility treatment or a high-risk pregnancy is, "You...
110: What Pediatricians Want New Parents to Know with Dr. Jen Trachtenberg
Are you considering which pediatrician you should choose for your child? From personal experience, I know the importance of finding the...
108: How Stress and the Mind-Body Connection Impact Pregnancy Health
The term "mind-body connection" can mean a variety of things to so many people. Some take it to mean mental health, others take it to...
106: When Your Body Needs You to Slow Down But You Like to Go Fast
When you're a Type-A, go-getter person who loves to be busy, it hard to accept when your body needs you to go slow. You feel...
104: Ending Avoidance
We all know avoiding important tasks isn't helpful. And yet we all do it, because, let's face it, it's easier than making that doctor's...
101: When You Got What You Wished But You're Still Angry
Ever feel angry to the point when you get a baby shower invitation or hear about a birth announcement? Feel that anger bubbling up when...
Why Women's Wellness Matters More Than Maternal Mental Health
Early on in my career in psychotherapy, I felt like there was something missing from the work that I was doing. I really didn't like how...
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