by Amanda Freeman | Oct 16, 2020 | Mood and anxiety
Anxiety is communicating something How do you know when your anxiety level is too much? The truth is, is that anxiety is actually not a bad thing. It’s our body and our mind’s way of telling us that something needs to happen. It let’s us know that we need to make a...
by Amanda Freeman | Aug 12, 2020 | Teens
Teen Stress Raising teens is often a stormy and tumultuous time for families. Much of this is because of their growing need for independence and autonomy, which is frequently expressed in butting heads with anyone who disagrees or attempts to curb their ideas. Add...
by Amanda Freeman | Jun 24, 2020 | Children, Teens
Ever since the pandemic struck, parents and their children have been home together. Parenting in a pandemic can feel overwhelming. With all this together time, there has been very little opportunity for external distractions, or much needed time away from each...
by Amanda Freeman | Jun 15, 2020 | Perinatal
Pregnancy is often a time of hope, love and joy. However, for many women, it can be a time of stress, physical discomfort and prenatal depression. Prenatal depression is common and occurs more often than you might think. It is estimated that 1 in 5 women experience...
by Amanda Freeman | Jun 13, 2020 | Mood and anxiety
The last few weeks in America have been particularly challenging. This, in the midst of a global pandemic in which we have all had to adapt to a completely new, somewhat sterile, way of living and interacting with others. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen people...
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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