When Dads Struggle Too: The Overlooked Side of Postpartum Mental Health
Postpartum mental health isn’t just a mother’s issue. About 1 in 10 fathers experience postpartum depression, too. Learn how new dads are impacted by parenthood—and why their mental health matters.
When Your Partner Goes Back to Work Postpartum
When your partner goes back to work after having a baby, whether it’s two weeks or two months later, the transition can feel overwhelming. You may be juggling newborn care, shifting roles, and waves of emotions like resentment, jealousy, or loneliness. This post explores why these feelings are normal and offers practical tips to stay grounded and supported in early parenthood.
Pregnancy After Loss: How Do You Let Yourself Believe It’s Real?
Pregnancy after loss brings a wave of emotions: hope, fear, anxiety, and cautious joy. This post explores how to navigate the complicated experience of expecting again after miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal loss, and offers gentle strategies to support your nervous system along the way.
Mindfulness for Kids of All Ages: Simple strategies for toddlers, kids and teens to build emotional resilience
Mindfulness isn’t just for adults, it’s a powerful tool for kids and teens too. In this post, I share simple, age-appropriate mindfulness strategies for toddlers, children, and adolescents to help build emotional regulation, resilience, and calm.
Breastfeeding Support, Formula, and the Real Postpartum Feeding Experience
Feeding your baby isn’t always picture-perfect, and it’s rarely one-size-fits-all. Whether you're breastfeeding, pumping, formula feeding, or doing some mix of everything, this post explores the real, messy, emotional journey of postpartum feeding. We talk nipple pain, triple feeds, flange sizing, spilled milk, and the invisible labor behind it all. However you're feeding your baby, you’re doing it right.
How To Handle In-Laws, Grandparents, and Unsolicited Parenting Advice
Unsolicited parenting advice, especially from in-laws or grandparents, can feel overwhelming, even when it comes from a place of love. Whether you're a new parent or deep in the toddler trenches, navigating these moments without losing your cool (or your confidence) is possible. This post offers practical scripts, boundary-setting tips, and reminders that you're not doing it wrong, you're just doing it your way. Learn how to trust your instincts, build a support system, and stay grounded when the opinions start flying.
Postpartum Isn’t All Joy — And That’s Okay
Postpartum emotions are complex and you don’t have to navigate them alone. This blog explores the emotional highs and lows of new parenthood, including postpartum depression, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts. Learn how these experiences affect all kinds of families, including dads, LGBTQ+ parents, and adoptive families, and discover signs it might be time to reach out for support. Real talk, realistic self-care, and local resources inside.
Box Breathing: A Simple Mindfulness Tool to Calm Your Nervous System
Box breathing is one of my favorite tools to reset when life feels overwhelming. Whether you're stuck in traffic or feeling anxious before a meeting, this simple practice can bring your nervous system back online. In this post, I share how and when I use it, and why it might help you, too.
Meet Your Therapist: Anxiety & Perinatal Mental Health Support in California
Hi! I’m Dana — an anxiety and perinatal therapist based in Petaluma. This post is a little intro to me, my approach, and what brought me here. If you’re a tired parent, a person with a racing mind, or just someone trying to keep it together, you’re in the right place.