Category: Self-Care

Understanding Mama Guilt: A Guide for Expecting and New Moms

By Claire Baumgartner, MSW, LICSW What is Mama Guilt? You decide to take a break while your baby is napping instead of folding the laundry, your toddler has eaten frozen chicken nuggets for the fourth time this week, you...

A Therapist’s Reflection on the AIR Network Model for Treating Trauma

A Strengths-Based Approach to Healing By Taylor Johnson, MSW, LICSW – Psychotherapist While it is widely known that the current medical model for diagnosing mental health issues is largely driven by defect and disorder, the AIR Network approach offers...

Couples Counseling: When to Go?

Unfortunately, many people think of “couples counseling” as characteristic of a bad relationship—or worse—a precursor to divorce. The truth is that relationships are just plain hard. Sometimes, we need help navigating marriage, strengthening the relationship, and ultimately becoming better...

Marriage After A Baby: You Say Goose, I Say Grey Duck

Perhaps you’re one of the lucky ones. You’ve married the love of your life—you’ve fine-tuned your communication skills, sex is great, and your partnership is strong. You practice compassion over fairness. You laugh hard and often. Marriage after a...