The unique challenge with traumatic events on the family-building journey (my shorthand for Trying To Conceive, are pregnant , healing...

REMEMBERING // I don't teach stress management for women to "feel calmer". Yes that's a wonderful side effect, but it goes so much deeper...

For many, being part of conversations about infertility, loss and miscarriage , high risk pregnancy, preterm delivery, life in the NICU,...

Being on top of your healthcare is tremendously important. I work with my private clients closely on how to prepare for appointments,...

This is a surprising one for a lot of people. Most of the time, when we think of trauma, we think hyperarousal, overwhelm, amped-upness....

Let's start with this truth: we tend to overpathologize grief. Our culture, our community and health professionals, we all do it. We want...

Almost every client I work with comes to me with this underlying feeling of brokenness. Whether they have experienced (or are currently...

I once worked with a client after her micropreemie came home from the NICU. Her OBGYN referred her to me thinking she had postpartum...

One of the hardest lessons I learned after a long road of infertility, loss , high-risk pregnancy, preterm delivery and months in the...

Yesterday I saw a post by my friend and colleague that resonated so much, I knew I had to say something. We are getting maternal mental...

For some, experiencing pregnancy complications can be a traumatic event - even if you deliver a healthy, full-term baby. For others, a...

Biologically, we are wired to protect our children, and as many fertility patients can understand, that protectiveness can begin even in...

Whether you are officially diagnosed with PTSD or not, a traumatic experience affects all of us on a physical level. Without adequate...

There is a very different relationship and bond between a woman and the baby she's carrying or a parent and the child they're caring for...

During pregnancy, our bodies change. Specifically, there is a natural shift in 3 major body systems - the endocrine (hormonal) system,...

Experiencing a loss is heartshattering for any parent. Whether it's a chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, due to prematurity, a stillbirth...

Thousands of women experience pregnancy and/or birth trauma every year. Without proper support, resources and information, trauma is...

Experiencing a loss is heart shattering for any parent. Whether it's a chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, due to prematurity, a stillbirth...

For most women a preterm delivery is traumatic. Whether you expected to deliver early (like I did) or you had no signs of it and it...