Wellness Initiative

04/01/2022

Who else gets stuck in the mom guilt cycle? 🙋‍♀️

You're not alone - and you don't have to do it all. In fact, it's just not possible to do everything society says that moms should do.

✋ Stop the mom guilt. You're a great parent and perfectly enough, just as you are.

📸: on Instagram

03/16/2022

Repost Postpartum Support International - Colorado

It’s not just moms. Perinatal Mood and Anxiety disorders affect new and expecting parents of all genders.

PSI offers specialized support groups for people with all gender identities. We’re here for you, and in our community, you’ll find someone who understands you 💙

03/11/2022

Repost from The Motherhood Center of New York

"It’s not the same for all new moms. Birth and pregnancy, health complications, mental health struggles and hormones can cause havoc on our mind and body. It can leave us feeling battered and bruised both inside and out. Mama, you have weathered the storm, stood in the fire and survived. You can still be the mother you want to be. Help is always there, make sure you reach out if you need. You still have just as much love in your heart.💖"
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03/07/2022

03/03/2022

So many people think that postpartum depression is just lots of crying and wanting to harm yourself or your baby. But it's so much more than that, and we do parents a disservice when all the symptoms aren't disclosed. Postpartum Depression can also look like:
🔷 Feelings of anger or irritability
🔷 Lack of interest in the baby
🔷 Appetite and sleep disturbances
🔷 Crying and sadness
🔷 Feelings of guilt, shame, or hopelessness
🔷 Loss of interest, joy, or pleasure in things you used to enjoy
🔷 Possible thoughts of harming yourself or your baby

You are not alone. You are not to blame. You can get better. If you need help, call or text HELP to 800-944-4773. You do not need a diagnosis to reach out to our HelpLine. We're here for you 💙

Inspired by Maternal Mental Health Utah

📸: Postpartum Support International - Indiana Chapter

03/01/2022

🗣 Calling all teachers, counselors, therapists and parents - we know how much children’s mental health matters, so we are shining a light on a group of amazing and FREE ebooks that enhance children’s mental health and wellbeing!

🔗 Links Below!

💥 Once downloaded, this group of inspiring books will be yours to keep! We hope these resources help you with fun social and emotional learning activities this week and throughout the year!

💜 These 12 books will illuminate the strength and resilience within your little readers, encouraging them to manage "Big Emotions" now and in the future and to shine brightly! ☀️

Available 2/28/22-3/1/22

Links Here! 👇

💡 (If you don’t have kindle, download the kindle app on your device, it’s a free App)

And if you enjoy, please don’t forget to review! 🤗

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Melissa Munro Boyd Mindful Stories for Kids Raising World Children

02/15/2022

What if we held the mother first? What if we held her so much that she could breathe out those worries - the ones wrapping those tight circles in her mind?
What if we asked her, how are you really doing?
And what if we held space for the answer - whatever it might be. What if we listened? What if we gifted her with our own stories; our own truths? What if she listened? What if we told her we knew it was hard because we've walked her walk? What if we weren't so quick to forget? What if we told her that we get it and that in all of that hard, you are doing so very well? What if we did that before we held the baby? And what if, in all of that space, she felt ready for us to hold the baby - because she felt held herself?

Beautiful words by
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02/14/2022

Repost:

You matter. 💓

The mental health of mothers matters so much. To the woman herself, to her baby, family and the world. Taking care of moms is caring for our society.

A resourced and supported mother has better outcomes for her baby, family and community. A woman who is struggling, under resourced, without access to care and alone is not the goal, but unfortunately all too common. We can do better.

Education, resources, perinatal care from the start and removing the stigma of mental health issues are what we need.

I always appreciated these Tupac lyrics, they apply here:
"And since we all came from a woman
Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
I wonder why we take from our women
Why we r**e our women, do we hate our women?...
Time to heal our women, be real to our women"

"Keep ya head up" AND get the help you deserve. 💜

P.S. most perinatal statistics are far worse for women of color

02/10/2022

The fourth trimester isn't something new parents are often taught about upfront, but they should be. Too often, new moms are left to figure out how to heal—and how to take care of a new baby—alone.

New mother and medical student Korrine Sky was confronted with this gap in information and the overwhelming feeling of being unprepared after giving birth in March. Though her pregnancy went smoothly, she felt under-informed.

Read more: http://ow.ly/yAYz50H8Vvb