Birth

We Are Healers

Posted: March 31, 2022 at 2:38 pm   /   Birth, Blog, Maternal Mental Health, Postpartum, Pregnancy

By Jarrah Foster, IBCLC As first written in BabyTula Lately, I’ve been leaning into feeling connected and noticing how much that heals, and as I sat down to write this, four statements came to mind: We are healers, we are spirit, we are connected, we are one. These are stand-alone concepts but also self-reinforcing ones. […]

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Tracy Gilmour Nimoy, LMFT and PHA Member Shares Her Experience on Pregnancy/Infant Loss, Birth Trauma, & Infertility with the LA Times

Posted: October 26, 2021 at 7:47 pm   /   Birth, Blog, Community, Infant Loss, Maternal Mental Health, Miscarriage, Modern Motherhood, PMADs, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Resources, Stillbirth, Support a Loved One

Tracy Gilmour Nimoy, LMFT, owner of TGN Therapy, and PHA Member recently shared her story about how she met her husband, her daughter’s stillbirth, and and her continued fertility challenges post pregnancy loss. Tracy granted us permission to share her article, which was published in the LA Times, here on PHA’s blog, and writes, “What an […]

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Giving Birth During a Pandemic: 3 Factors that Impact Maternal Mental Health

Posted: May 25, 2020 at 6:29 pm   /   Birth, COVID, PMADs, Risk Factors

By Amanda Freeman, Ph.D., PMH-C The birth of a child can be one of the most wonderful, amazing, and joyous experiences of a woman’s life. Even in the best of times, it can also be incredibly challenging and emotional. Having a baby during the COVID-19 pandemic adds an unexpected and enormous layer of emotional tension […]

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