PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES + BLOG

Things Worth Knowing

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Pregnancy, postpartum, medications, hormones, anxiety, depression, sleep, feeding, identity, relationships, your brain doing things you did not ask it to do...

There’s a lot to understand.

This is where I break down the things I wish more people were told about perinatal mental health- clearly, honestly, and without making you wade through a medical textbook to get there.

Whether you’re looking for reassurance, trying to understand what’s happening to you, wondering about psychiatric medication during pregnancy or postpartum, or just thinking, "Wait...is this normal?”, start here.

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Because knowing what’s happening can make it feel a little less scary.

The perinatal period comes with enormous biological, emotional, and psychological changes. Sometimes understanding why you feel the way you do is an important first step toward figuring out what you need.

Here, you’ll find straightforward information about things like:

  • pregnancy and postpartum mental health

  • anxiety, depression, OCD, and other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

  • psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding

  • planning for pregnancy when you already take medication

  • hormones, sleep, and the very real biology behind how you’re feeling

  • when it may be time to ask for more support

No scare tactics. No judgment. No pretending every hard thing is “just hormones.” Just useful information from someone who spends a lot of time talking about this stuff.

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