Smart Strategies for New Moms: Automating Your Environment For Support During Postpartum
You’ve been through the newborn stage before, but now you’re balancing the needs of your older kids alongside the demands of your tiny new arrival. You love being a parent, but adding another baby can make you feel like you're constantly wondering if you’re spreading yourself too thin or if your kids are getting the attention they deserve.
The Overwhelm of Adding Another Baby
You’ve been through the newborn stage before, but now you’re balancing the needs of your older kids alongside the demands of your tiny new arrival. You love being a parent, but adding another baby can make you feel like you're constantly wondering if you’re spreading yourself too thin or if your kids are getting the attention they deserve.
Managing Rage and Overwhelm as a Mom
Juggling the demands of family, work, and personal life can leave us feeling drained, stressed, and at times, full of rage. When these feelings start to build, it’s important to catch them early.
The Struggle is Real: Why You’re Not the Only One Questioning Your Parenting, Your Career, and Your Relationship With Your Parents
You’re not alone in feeling like you’re navigating the hustle of life, motherhood, and work without a map. Everyone else is just as confused as you — they’re just hiding it better. And if you ever start to wonder if you’re messing it all up, I’ll say it again: You’re probably doing better than you think.
If this resonates with you (or if you just want to vent about your latest parenting mishap), I’m here to listen. Let’s figure it out together — with a little humor, a lot of compassion, and the occasional box of wine.
Complex Childhood Trauma: A Client Case of Trauma and Healing
This client story was written with permission from the client and with all identifying information being edited.
Sara’s dad showed traits of bipolar disorder throughout her entire childhood including impulsiveness, grandiose view of self, mood and financial instability, as well as significant cycles of depression.
As a child, Sara didn’t understand why her dad had these behaviors, as it was not a child’s job to know these things. Sara was exposed to these behaviors and dynamic in her home from age 0-8 until an order of protection was filed against her dad by her mom and a divorce followed.
Is EMDR Therapy Right for You?
There are many kinds of symptoms or problems clients bring to EMDR therapy from home, work, or relationships. People tend to think that EMDR only helps people who suffer from severe experiences like auto accidents, war, sexual abuse and rape. If you have suffered from these traumas, EMDR might be very helpful for you. But other issues can also be helped with EMDR.
Parts Work Therapy with the IFS Method
Parts work therapy with the Internal Family Systems (IFS) method
The Value of EMDR Therapy
The goal of EMDR treatment is to eliminate disturbance and suffering, increase the ability to self soothe, increase in ability to safely feel emotions, regain a sense of self, bond appropriately with others, and remember challenging life events with less emotional distress.