It’s Time to Quit Telling Dads to Support Moms
“She’s going to need a lot of help, so you’ll need to be there to support her with whatever she needs once the baby comes.” I do a lot of clinical work with parents as well as training with “maternal and child mental health” organizations, and I usually end up telling virtually everyone who’ll listen […]
Chat with a Psychiatrist
By Veronica James, LCSW This month I have the honor of introducing you to Dr. Alison Reminick. Dr. Reminick is a board-certified psychiatrist who directs the UCSD Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Program, which helps women manage and recover from anxiety, depression, or other emotional issues during infertility, pregnancy, or the postpartum period. Dr. Reminick specializes […]
What is a fertility story?
Healing comes when a person identifies the narrative that they created about themselves as they went through their reproductive process. This narrative becomes supported in consciously choosing which beliefs they hold on to and which ones do not serve them now that their journey is behind them. Left unexplored, narratives can lead to internalized emotions […]
Deepening the Conversation: Helping Prenatal and Postpartum Professionals Ask Important Questions
*This blog was from 2016, but so great we had to share again! May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month—a month dedicated to education and awareness of perinatal women and their mental health. I feel it’s also an opportunity to reflect on the path we’ve each taken as professionals, to arrive at this point in […]
Ending The Year With A Renewed Mission
Postpartum Health Alliance San Diego providers, supporters and friends, As we close another year of service to families in our community, we embark on a renewed mission and vision for Postpartum Health Alliance (PHA). Originally established in 1993, PHA has grown and shifted with the times to be the organization in San Diego taking the […]
Dancing Without You
As part of my senior capstone project at Brigham Young University, I had the privilege of working with a determined father and now widow to share the devastating story of his wife, Emily Cook Dyches, who passed away from the tragic effects of a perinatal mood disorder in February of 2016. When I started working […]
Join Us For Our Fall Educational Classes
Join us on Tuesday September 20th and Friday November 18 for our Fall Educational Classes. These are FREE to PHA Members and $25 for non members. To RSVP for these class or to learn more about becoming a member please email info@postpartumhealthalliance.org Download the PDF for more information mark-your-calendars-1
Delayed Postpartum Depression & Anxiety Podcast Series
We teamed up with New Mommy Media to recorded a 6 part series on Delayed Postpartum Depression & Anxiety, and it is pretty amazing! A BIG thank you to New Mommy Media for your partnership, to the clinicians that offered their insight and to the families who shared their stories. We hope this will be […]
GINA CLARK: WHAT PPD STOLE FROM ME
I will always remember how postpartum depression felt. I will always know what it did to me, and what it took away. But I won’t let it win and I want to try to prevent it from striking as many women as possible. That’s why I’m telling you my story. I am a 36-year-old native […]