My First Birth Story

I loved her from the moment I saw her. I laid her on my chest and I wept. She was perfect. More perfect than I ever could have imagined.

I wept tears of joy and relief.
I wept tears of gratitude and sorrow.
I was worn down. Beat up. Exhausted.
I was thankful. Overjoyed. Fulfilled.

postpartum, motherhood, birth traumaDr. Alice PickeringMay 8, 2020birth trauma, first time mom, postpartum stress, birth stories, perinatal mental health, postpartum depression, postpartum anxietyComment

Manage Anger Through Grounding

Anger in motherhood is a common phenomenon that many experience but don’t feel comfortable talking about. Outside the work of individual therapy that may explore some deep rooted feelings and core beliefs that hide beneath anger, there exist strategies…

emotions, motherhood, postpartumDr. Alice PickeringJuly 23, 2019anger, mom anger, motherhood, first time mom, postpartum stress, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, ptsdComment