pressures of motherhood

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The Importance of Prioritizing Your Mental Health During Your Pregnancy From An Online Therapist In Tampa Florida

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The Importance of Prioritizing Your Mental Health During Your Pregnancy From An Online Therapist In Tampa Florida

Pregnancy is an incredible and transformative journey filled with joy, anticipation, and excitement. While the process of bringing forth new life can be beautiful and happy, as we know, it can also be a struggle for many women. It's a time of significant emotional, physical, and life changes, which can be exciting, but also bring along uncomfortable emotions and challenges to the mother’s mental health. From anxiety and depression to overwhelming stress, the wellbeing of both the mother and the developing baby can be impacted. 

Resources for Military Spouses From An Online Therapist In Tampa Florida

Resources for Military Spouses From An Online Therapist In Tampa Florida

The military lifestyle is unique and only truly understood by those who experience it personally. Characterized by frequent moves and deployments, the lives of spouses and families who support service members at home can be full of challenges not faced by the civilian population. 

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How To Find An Online Therapist That Treats Postpartum Anxiety and Depression in Louisiana

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How To Find An Online Therapist That Treats Postpartum Anxiety and Depression in Louisiana

Online therapy has become a new normal for therapists and clients alike. Once viewed with skepticism, the format has taken off in the wake of the global pandemic and an increasing need among people to access mental health services. 

It’s particularly useful for women living with postpartum depression and anxiety, both of which are serious mental health conditions that can affect women after childbirth. They are characterized by a range of emotional and physical symptoms that interfere with a woman's ability to care for herself and her new baby.

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What Is Postpartum Psychosis?

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What Is Postpartum Psychosis?

Few things are as life-changing as childbirth. The physical and emotional tolls of the act itself multiplied by the social isolation experienced by a new mother make this event one of the major stressors for a woman. As a result, it’s relatively normal for a new mom to experience mood swings and some mild depression in the first two weeks called baby blues but it’s important to be aware of the more serious manifestations of postpartum motherhood. 

10 New Orleans Area Date Night Ideas For Women From an Online Therapist

10 New Orleans Area Date Night Ideas For Women From an Online Therapist

We talk about it as moms all the time, and our friends likely warned us about it before we had kids of our own. Your relationship with your partner will probably struggle in the months and years after you grow your family by adding a child. And yes, the day-to-day grind of raising small humans can be exhausting and seemingly all-consuming of your energy. So, your connection with your partner gets put on a back burner, assuming this season of life will pass and someday you’ll be able to pick up where you left off with your Number One. 

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Military Moms: How To Help Your Children Cope With Your Spouse's Deployment

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Military Moms: How To Help Your Children Cope With Your Spouse's Deployment

Frequently a challenge for military families who are uprooted is the lack of a support system for the parents and children. In such times of distress, kids might reach out to seemingly unlikely peers and trusted adults with questions, seeking advice, or for connection. It’s smart to talk with the people in your child’s life and explain what’s happening so they can help monitor any changes in behavior or mood and give additional support to your child.

 

From there, your family can do several things to prepare for an upcoming deployment or find a sense of normalcy and peace during one. Here are 4 tips for how to help your children cope with your spouse’s deployment 

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5 Ways Moms Can Prioritize Their Mental Health in 2023 | Therapy for Moms in Florida

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5 Ways Moms Can Prioritize Their Mental Health in 2023 | Therapy for Moms in Florida

While it isn’t always easy to make time to prioritize your mental health as a mom, here are five simple ways to put yourself first in the new year. 

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5 Tips for Rediscovering Your Identity in Motherhood

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5 Tips for Rediscovering Your Identity in Motherhood

There’s a common myth that motherhood completes or defines us as women. When you begin the journey toward becoming a mother, there is a hopefulness, a feeling of excitement and wanting to have a child. Then it happens. You have your perfect baby in your arms and all of a sudden, in that instant, you go from being the person you’ve been your whole life to being some new and different person – somebody’s mom. And it’s exciting and wonderful and then…

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5 Tips on How to Cope with Feeling Overstimulated As A Mom

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5 Tips on How to Cope with Feeling Overstimulated As A Mom

Do you ever feel yourself holding on to your last bit of patience when you’re not even upset or angry about something? You may be overstimulated. In other words, your brain feels like it has 50 tabs open simultaneously, which can be overwhelming and frustrating.

Whether you go to work full-time or are a stay-at-home parent, there are a few creative ways to sneak downtime into your schedule. So if you feel yourself wanting to wear earplugs just to hear yourself think, keep reading. This article explores a few ways to cope with feeling overstimulated as a mom.

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Four Tips To Help Moms Cope with Panic Attacks

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Four Tips To Help Moms Cope with Panic Attacks

If you’re a mom that has struggled with anxiety for some time, you may not know the difference between an episode of extreme anxiety and a panic attack. While panic attacks sit under the umbrella of ‘anxiety disorders’ they are far more severe and come on much more suddenly than a quick bout of anxious thoughts.

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Five Ways to Prioritize Your Mental Health as a New Mom

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Five Ways to Prioritize Your Mental Health as a New Mom

The journey into motherhood can be filled with moments of joy, despair, anxiety, sadness, exhaustion, excitement, and everything in between. Here are some tips for navigating those emotions and prioritizing your mental health after having a baby.

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4 Ways to Cope With Change as a Mom

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4 Ways to Cope With Change as a Mom

Becoming a mom, whether for the first or fifth time, thrusts your life into a consistent cycle of change. Whether you’re figuring out how to adjust from breastfeeding to bottle feeding, preparing for your kid to go from Pre-K to Kindergarten, moving from a career outside the home to staying at home with your kids, or sending your teen off to their driver’s license test, the changes that present themselves in motherhood are like waves – both big and small – that never stop breaking on the shore.

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Coping With Anxiety as a Mom: Is Social Media Making You More Anxious?

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Coping With Anxiety as a Mom: Is Social Media Making You More Anxious?

Over the last decade, the use of social media in our everyday lives has impacted us tremendously. With the continuous development of new social media platforms, our world has become exponentially connected in ways it never has been. And while the importance and influence of social media in our lives has been in the negative spotlight for some time, the truth is that social media can have some really positive impacts on our lives, especially as moms.

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Coping With the Stress of Motherhood: You’re Not a Bad Mom for Needing a Break

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Coping With the Stress of Motherhood: You’re Not a Bad Mom for Needing a Break

Many moms are beyond the point of needing a break from their kids. We are all exhausted and burned out from parenting the last two years. Yet despite the consensus that we are tired, I can’t tell you how many times I hear moms say, “I feel guilty for needing time alone and away from my kids. Shouldn’t I always want to be with my kids? I feel like I’m a bad mom for needing a break.”

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Coping With Anxiety from the Pressures of Motherhood: Stop “Shoulding” Yourself

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Coping With Anxiety from the Pressures of Motherhood: Stop “Shoulding” Yourself

It’s no secret that moms face an immense amount of pressure in today’s world. Motherhood can feel overwhelming, and the various pressures we feel from society, our friends, family, and especially ourselves are enough to constantly set us on the verge of a panic attack.

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