by Kathryn | Jun 17, 2025 | Motherhood, PTSD, Reproductive Mental Health
A new study published in May 2024 in the Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology caught my attention—mostly because it confirms something I see all the time in therapy: childbirth can be traumatic, and the emotional impact on moms is often overlooked or...
by Kathryn | May 15, 2025 | Motherhood, Reproductive Mental Health
Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough: postpartum rage. Not anxiety. Not sadness. Rage.Like…throw-the-phone-across-the-room rage. Yelling-at-your-partner-for-blinking-too-loud rage. Feeling like your insides are boiling over...
by Kathryn | Apr 30, 2025 | Parenting, Reproductive Mental Health
You’ve probably heard some version of it. “Enjoy every moment!”“At least the baby is healthy.”“It goes by so fast.”“Be grateful—you’re so lucky!” These phrases are usually well-intentioned. Most people offering them think they’re being supportive. But for new moms in...
by Kathryn | Apr 30, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression
There’s a concept I use a lot in therapy called clean pain vs dirty pain. People come to therapy because they’re in some kind of pain—or as we therapists like to call it, psychological suffering. Sometimes that pain is obvious: grief, anxiety, heartbreak, burnout. But...
by Kathryn | Feb 26, 2025 | Insomnia
We’ve all heard it before—feeling tired is just part of life, right? Maybe you’re a parent of young kids, you’re working long hours, or you’ve dealt with depression or anxiety. Fatigue just comes with the territory. But what if it doesn’t have to? What if the...
