Posts: NICU self care

Making Space for Rest

Making Space for Rest

by Vedria E. Millage, LMSW and member of Hand to Hold Board of Directors  In our society, there are unspoken expectations to go, go, go! Many consider rest to be indulgent and a privilege, resulting in feelings of guilt for taking a minute to focus on themselves. This...
Kindness Matters

Kindness Matters

How do you give back to the people who have helped saved your child’s life, go out of their way to be kind, and help lift you up when you fall? In honor of National Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17, here are some random and creative ways we gave back to the...
Self Care in the NICU

Self Care in the NICU

The NICU can feel overwhelming, so much so, that self care goes by the wayside. Here’s the thing about self care, we can’t take care of our baby/babies if we aren’t taking care of ourselves. This doesn’t mean we have to do it all ourselves, but...