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Depression in new dads
Damaging Assumptions about New Dads “Dads don’t know what they are doing with babies.” “Dads need to check decisions with the ‘lead’ parent.” “Dads don’t have good instincts.” Do these assumptions about new dads sound familiar to you? Unfortunately, these societal beliefs are common but can reinforce new fathers’ negative feelings, which then further contribute…
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Supporting a partner suffering from Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)
Perinatal or postpartum mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) is defined as distress that arises during pregnancy (perinatal) and throughout the first year after pregnancy (postpartum). The intensity of PMAD can range from mild to severe. It can be overwhelmed or confused when your partner is given a diagnosis of PMAD. You may not know where…
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Understanding Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)
The transition to becoming a new mother is HARD – one which is certainly not talked about enough! If you have recently had a child and are experiencing a huge emotional rollercoaster, know that this is completely expected and common. Many mothers experience the baby blues, especially within the first few weeks postpartum. This is…
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The Grief of Miscarriage
“Grief, I’ve learned is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All the unspent love gathers up in the concerns of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow part of your chest.. Grief is just love with no place to go.” – James Anderson…
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Pregnancy After Loss (PAL): In the Midst of Fear and Joy
Being pregnant after previous pregnancy loss(es) can be a time of confusing and mixed emotions. With 50-80% of women becoming pregnant again within 12-18 months after their loss, this topic is not spoken about nearly enough. Why does Pregnancy After Loss (PAL) feel different? When a woman is pregnant after loss, there is often…
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How to Support Someone who is Pregnant After a Loss (PAL)
Is your loved one pregnant after a loss and you’re not quite sure how to support them, or even what to say? You are not alone in this. There’s a common assumption that they must be happy to be pregnant given their previous loss(es). This can be true and yet it’s not the full picture……
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Common Questions about Couples Counselling
It’s a common experience to feel intimidated by couples counselling, and unfortunately there is still a lot of stigma as to who exactly needs it and when. By the time a couple arrives in a therapist’s office too often there’s already been a lot of hurt and resentment built up. However, by seeing a couples…
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Relationship conflict in new parents: what’s really going on?
FACT: A new baby is HARD on relationships Even really happy, long-standing relationships typically go through a rough patch when their baby comes along. Why is that? The simple answer is that this period can create a prime opportunity for relationship issues to intensify: there is more stress in a multitude of areas, and you…
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Perfectionism causing problems? Transform it into healthy striving in 4 steps
Tired of your perfectionism getting in the way? Here is our 4-step process for helping you transform your perfectionism into healthy striving! 💃🕺🏻 Step 1️⃣: List the ways your perfectionism both benefits & costs you Your perfectionism is (or was) serving you, otherwise you wouldn’t have this tendency. Notice how it’s starting to get in…
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What’s under your need to be perfect?
On the surface, all we see is “perfectionistic”, “neurotic”, sometimes controlling behaviour, but if we look a little deeper we can begin to understand, that underneath perfectionism there’s a lot going on …🦈 There are many ways perfectionism shows up in our life and can GET IN THE WAY of how we live (read…