By Krista Post, MA, LP Holding her 9-month-old son, a young mother cries in my office as she describes thoughts of drowning her child. A new mother, just two weeks postpartum, shamefully explains that her own mother is now...
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...
By Karen Kleiman, reposted from The Postpartum Stress Center DISCLAIMER: These points refer to therapists who have been trained to treat perinatal depression and anxiety. If you do not feel like you are in the presence of a therapist...
I found out I was pregnant with my third child in August 2014. My 2nd had just turned one and I had just gotten married in April of that year. One would think that everything would be great! However,...
There is still much debate in the medical community over whether or not oral contraceptives cause depression or other mood disturbances. The Link Between Birth Control and Depression It seems that the incidents of depression after starting use of...
