by Jennifer DeSimone | May 25, 2020 | Emotional Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and as we all are faced with unprecedented times, it is the perfect time to check in with ourselves. Like really check in and truly answer the question, “How am I doing?” For me, most days are a range of emotions: fear, joy,...
by Jessica Tyler | May 18, 2020 | Emotional Health
Photo credit: Jodiellen Photography My appointment reminder goes off and I silence it with a glance. Fifteen minutes until therapy. I swallow the “ugh” ready to come out of my mouth, thinking, “Therapy? No time for that!” This is the inner dialogue every week. Then I...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 24, 2019 | Emotional Health, Family Stories
Meet Lisa, mom to Ava, a micro preemie who was just 1 pound, 12 ounces at birth. Lisa is a Licensed Professional Counselor who, despite treating others suffering from depression, anxiety and PTSD, still struggled with postpartum psychosis and PTSD. Here is her story....
by Kelli Kelley | Apr 29, 2019 | Emotional Health
As I rapidly approach my 50s, I find I don’t care quite as much as I once did about what other people think of me. It is one of the few things about getting older that I appreciate. It is a refreshing change to be comfortable in my own skin. Once I would have been...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Apr 8, 2019 | Emotional Health
Any NICU parent will tell you that having a baby in the NICU is a stressful situation. And the research is behind us on that claim. Research has shown that NICU parents experience higher levels of stress than typical parents of healthy, term babies. When it comes to...
