by Amanda Freeman | Jun 15, 2020 | Perinatal
Pregnancy is often a time of hope, love and joy. However, for many women, it can be a time of stress, physical discomfort and prenatal depression. Prenatal depression is common and occurs more often than you might think. It is estimated that 1 in 5 women experience...
by Amanda Freeman | Jun 13, 2020 | Mood and anxiety
The last few weeks in America have been particularly challenging. This, in the midst of a global pandemic in which we have all had to adapt to a completely new, somewhat sterile, way of living and interacting with others. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen people...
by Amanda Freeman | May 30, 2020 | Perinatal
May is maternal mental health month and so there is no better time than now to distinguish between baby blues and postpartum depression, anxiety or mood disorders (frequently referred to as a PMAD). Up to 80% of new mothers experience baby blues. Baby blues refer to...
by Amanda Freeman | May 10, 2020 | Children, Couples, Perinatal, Uncategorized
Whether this is the first, the fifth or your tenth Mother’s Day, it will not be the day you anticipated. Even in perfect times, Mother’s Day is not quite the Hallmark movie-esque experience it is made out to be in media. Today, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a...
by Amanda Freeman | May 6, 2020 | Mood and anxiety
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us and changed our lives in innumerable ways. As stressful as this lockdown has been for most of us, we have all learned how we cope in stressful situations. We have discovered much about ourselves as individuals. This crisis...
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