Root & Rise Perinatal Health

Root & Rise Perinatal Health The first perinatal-focused mental health clinic in the Greater Boston area. This is a place where clinical excellence meets heart-centered care.

Where healing is nurtured, growth is honored, and mothers are never left to rise alone

Group therapy isn’t just about sitting in a circle and sharingit’s about how the space is heldWhen sessions are led by l...
04/23/2026

Group therapy isn’t just about sitting in a circle and sharing
it’s about how the space is held

When sessions are led by licensed therapists
there is intention behind every question
safety in how conversations are guided
and awareness of what is said and what is not

They notice patterns
gently redirect when things feel overwhelming
and help move your experience toward something workable

Without skilled facilitation, group can feel heavy
with it, healing begins to move

Because support in this season
should be purposeful 🧡

Postpartum isn’t always tears. Sometimes it’s tension in your chest, a short fuse, and reactions that don’t feel like yo...
04/22/2026

Postpartum isn’t always tears. Sometimes it’s tension in your chest, a short fuse, and reactions that don’t feel like you.

Rage in this season is more common than people admit, and it often lives right under the surface of exhaustion and overwhelm.

It deserves to be named, understood, and supported, not hidden in guilt 🧡

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t how you’re feelingit’s deciding you don’t have to carry it alonePostpartum can feel hea...
04/21/2026

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t how you’re feeling
it’s deciding you don’t have to carry it alone

Postpartum can feel heavy, confusing, and isolating
but there are spaces built just for this season
spaces where you can show up exactly as you are
and be met with care that understands
If you’ve been wondering whether it’s time to talk to someone
this is your sign

Call us. Ask the questions. Learn what support could look like for you
No pressure, just a conversation

www.rootandrisepostpartum.com 🧡

04/18/2026

Natalie spent the week surrounded by providers, researchers, and advocates all asking the same question “how do we care for families better in the perinatal season?”

From conversations on NICU trauma to expanding access to meaningful, tangible support, this space held both the weight of what families carry
and the hope of what care can become

We don’t attend conferences just to learn
we go to listen, to be challenged
and to bring something real back home

Every session, every connection, every story
shapes how we show up for you - with more insight, more connection, and more intention in the care we provide 🧡

There is a truth within maternal mental health that deserves to be namedIn the United States, Black women are nearly twi...
04/17/2026

There is a truth within maternal mental health that deserves to be named

In the United States, Black women are nearly twice as likely to experience postpartum depression. Yet significantly less likely to receive treatment and support

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders do not discriminate
PMADs are not biased and the care meant to treat them should not be either

What we see instead are gaps
In screening
In access
In being heard and believed

At Root + Rise, we know mental health outcomes are shaped by more than symptoms. They are shaped by systems, by trust, and by whether care is built to truly support every mother

Black mothers deserve care that is timely
Culturally responsive
Clinically sound
And rooted in dignity

Because maternal mental health is health
And equity in care is not optional
It is essential 🧡

To care for those who serve is not something we take lightlyWe are deeply honored to now be a certified TRICARE provider...
04/17/2026

To care for those who serve is not something we take lightly

We are deeply honored to now be a certified TRICARE provider, expanding access to perinatal mental health care for military members and their spouses

This season of life asks so much of you
and when it’s layered with deployment, transition, or the weight of service it can feel even heavier

At Root + Rise, our program was built to hold the full picture
clinical support that is evidence based care that welcomes your baby alongside you and a space that honors your experience with dignity and respect

To the families who serve this country
we see you
we are here for you
and it is a privilege to walk alongside you in this season 🧡

Tomorrow is Monday, what does that bring up for you?A fresh startOr a quiet sense of dreadFor so many in postpartumMonda...
04/13/2026

Tomorrow is Monday, what does that bring up for you?

A fresh start
Or a quiet sense of dread

For so many in postpartum
Mondays aren’t just another day

They can mean
A partner going back to work
More hours alone with the baby
Less support
More pressure to “handle it”

And sometimes
That tight feeling in your chest
starts before the week even begins

If that’s you
Pause here for a second

You don’t have to carry the whole week at once

Just the next moment
The next feed
The next breath

And if Mondays feel heavy lately
That’s worth paying attention to

Not pushing past

Postpartum has a way of bringing things to the surface
Not because you’re doing it wrong
But because you’re carrying so much

You deserve support in that 🧡

“Do I need to stop my medication now that I’m pregnant?”Not always. Jaime, our PMHNP, laid it all out on a new blog post...
04/09/2026

“Do I need to stop my medication now that I’m pregnant?”

Not always. Jaime, our PMHNP, laid it all out on a new blog post!

For many, staying on medication, or adjusting it with a provider, is the safest path. Untreated mental health conditions can carry real risks, and your wellbeing matters just as much as your baby’s.

This isn’t about choosing one over the other
it’s about informed, supported care for both 🧡

Want to understand your options and what research says?
Read the full blog on our website (link in bio)

You’re not supposed to feel empty…and yet here you areIt’s quiet, flat, numbAnd in the perinatal season, that can feel e...
04/05/2026

You’re not supposed to feel empty…
and yet here you are

It’s quiet, flat, numb

And in the perinatal season, that can feel especially confusing
You expected to feel everything
Instead… you feel nothing

Research shows this isn’t uncommon
Studies in perinatal mental health connect emotional numbness to depression, anxiety, and trauma responses. When the nervous system is overwhelmed, it can shift into a shutdown state as a form of protection

This isn’t a failure
It’s your body trying to cope

There’s also strong evidence that connection helps
Research on group therapy has shown meaningful reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms, along with decreased feelings of isolation. Being in a space where others understand can gently bring you back to yourself

Real change comes from understanding what’s underneath
And getting support that works with your body, not against it 🧡

If you’ve been feeling empty, you are not alone
And this feeling is not the end of your story

Trying to “just push through” might work for a little whileBut it doesn’t lastBecause willpower can’t carry a depleted n...
04/03/2026

Trying to “just push through” might work for a little while
But it doesn’t last

Because willpower can’t carry a depleted nervous system

Real change looks like slowing down
Getting the right support
Nourishing your body
Creating rhythms that actually hold

Real change comes from understanding what’s underneath
And getting support that works with your body, not against it 🧡

Tonight a woman shared her birth storyAnd then softened it, almost immediately“But my baby was fine… and that’s what mat...
04/01/2026

Tonight a woman shared her birth story
And then softened it, almost immediately

“But my baby was fine… and that’s what matters”

When did we start believing that this cancels everything else?

Somewhere along the way
We were taught that a healthy baby means the story ends well
Even if the mother is left holding fear
Pain
Confusion
Or trauma in her body

But two things can be true at once

Your baby can be okay
And you can still be hurting

Your baby can be safe
And your experience can still matter

Your healing is not conditional
Your pain does not need to be justified

You are allowed to not be okay
Even when they are

And you are allowed to get support
Without minimizing your story to earn it 🧡

Tonight a woman shared her birth storyAnd then softened it, almost immediately“But my baby was fine… and that’s what mat...
04/01/2026

Tonight a woman shared her birth story
And then softened it, almost immediately

“But my baby was fine… and that’s what matters”

When did we start believing that this cancels everything else?

Somewhere along the way
We were taught that a healthy baby means the story ends well
Even if the mother is left holding fear
-Pain
-Confusion
-Or trauma in her body

But two things can be true at once

Your baby can be okay
And you can still be hurting

Your baby can be safe
And your experience can still matter

Your healing is not conditional
Your pain does not need to be justified

You are allowed to not be okay
Even when they are

And you are allowed to get support
Without minimizing your story to earn it 🧡

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1001 Hingham Street
Rockland, MA
02370

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