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...
by Amanda Freeman | May 1, 2020 | Couples
Improve your relationship by focusing on the expectations you have each other. It’s can be easy to feel frustrated and disappointed in your relationship. When unrealistic expectations are the cause of this, it adds to feelings of discontent and disconnect between the...
by Amanda Freeman | Apr 28, 2020 | Perinatal
The birth of a child can be one of the most wonderful, amazing and joyous experiences of a woman’s life. In the best of times it can also be incredibly challenging and emotional. Having a baby during the COVID-19 pandemic adds an unexpected and enormous layer of...
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