Can We Cork the Wine Memes for Good?
Reprinted from the Supporting Parents issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 17 (1), pp. 20-21
Navigating Motherhood
Where is the instruction manual?
Reprinted from the Supporting Parents issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 17 (1), pp. 14-16
New Moms: Feeling anxious?
As mental health professionals, we knew about many web-based resources that help women with postpartum depression, but wondered why there weren’t more resources on how to effectively manage anxiety during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
New Moms: Taking care
Luckily, there are many things you can do to feel more resilient and able to cope, even over the long term. The key is to build a tool kit of multiple strategies. The tricky part is that some of the most valuable strategies might actually increase distress in the short term, but are essential for making us feel better over time.
New Moms: Thinking flexibly
The responsibility of caring for a new baby can feel tremendous and daunting. Doubts and new fears can creep in and fill you with worries. We will offer you tools to understand how your thoughts can affect your anxiety—and what you can do to feel more in charge.
Trusting the Unknown
From domestic abuse to a home of security, strength and a new beginning
Visions Journal, 2019, 14 (4), pp. 19-22
"If you limit your choice only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise" – Robert Fritz
Body Image
What do you think when you picture yourself in your mind or look at yourself in a mirror? It’s almost expected that we find something wrong with ourselves.
Women
Gender is an important lens to help us understand mental health and substance use problems. Understanding the whole, including social environments and cultural factors, help communities and service providers prevent and better respond to women’s mental health and substance use problems.
What Do Trauma and Gender Have to Do with Opioid Use?
The majority of women and men with substance use problems report having experienced some form of trauma, and most have experienced multiple traumas. People often report that they use substances to help cope with the stress or negative emotions that result from trauma.
