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Thoughts on Postpartum Mental Health
closing thoughts on what it means to care for yourself
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When Your New Mom Thoughts Spiral
How to not get lost in your spinning thoughts
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Reducing the Mental Load
How to reduce all the clutter stuck in you brain and all the responsibilities you are tracking.
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How to Ask For & Receive Help (without guilt)
For the moms who feel desperate for more support while also struggling with feeling like asking for help is failure or a burden. Concrete language and strategies for how to ask for and receive more support.
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What To Do In Hard Moments
Name and Validate First. Concrete practices to do in tough moments. Help your body feel regulated and stop your thoughts from taking over during the 3am feed. Know that the rage you didn't expect or the sudden grief...
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From Depletion to Replenishment
From Depletion to Replenishment The small changes that make a difference day-to-day. Create a plan for active replenishment (starting with 2 minutes a day) so you can start to feel like yourself again.
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A Body Scan
A quick body scan to drop your attention out of your head and into your body.
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The Violation of the Expectations of Motherhood
Why parenthood can feel differently from how you expected and how to cope.
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Attachment: What Your Baby Really Needs from You
Clarify what attachment really means so you don’t have to white-knuckle through every interaction wondering if you’re doing it right. Prioritize the things that matter and let go of the things that don’t.
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All the Changes in Your Body and Brain Post-Baby
Understand the intense changes happening in your brain, body, and nervous system after birth and make sense of why you might not recognize yourself right now.
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Intro and Welcome
Hi, I'm Mary, I am a certified perinatal mental health expert and mother. Welcome to Connect First.
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