Practical Tips, Quick Resets And Gentle Guidance for Navigating Postpartum Anxiety
- The Maternal Safety Loop: Why Your Brain Keeps Scanning for Danger
You walk into the room where your baby is sleeping and your eyes go straight to their chest before you have even consciously decided to look. You are in the… Read more: The Maternal Safety Loop: Why Your Brain Keeps Scanning for Danger - Why Does the Fear Feel Constant? Why New Moms Can’t Switch Off the Worry
You are sitting with with a cup of tea wanting to relax. Your baby is safe, fed and sleeping and yet you find yourself unable to just sit. You find… Read more: Why Does the Fear Feel Constant? Why New Moms Can’t Switch Off the Worry - Why Do I Feel Like I Have to Watch My Baby All the Time?
You already know the feeling. Someone tells you to sleep while the baby is sleeping and you lie down, but your eyes keep drifting toward the monitor. Or you hand… Read more: Why Do I Feel Like I Have to Watch My Baby All the Time? - Why Do I Feel Responsible For Everything That Could Go Wrong With My Baby?
You didn’t come here because everything is fine. You came here because somewhere in the back of your mind, there is a question you can’t quite shake. Why do you… Read more: Why Do I Feel Responsible For Everything That Could Go Wrong With My Baby? - Why Do I Imagine Worst-Case Scenarios About My Baby?
It’s 2am, your baby is asleep and the room is quiet, everything as it should be. And yet, your brain is running through a scene where something terrible happens. You… Read more: Why Do I Imagine Worst-Case Scenarios About My Baby? - Why Can’t I Sleep Because I Keep Worrying About My Baby?
It’s finally your chance to sleep. The room is quiet and your body feels heavy enough to pass out in seconds. But the moment your head hits the pillow, your… Read more: Why Can’t I Sleep Because I Keep Worrying About My Baby? - Why Do I Keep Checking If My Baby Is Breathing At Night?
You finally get your baby to sleep. The room goes quiet, you lie down and close your eyes ready to sleep as well. But then, almost immediately, something pulls you… Read more: Why Do I Keep Checking If My Baby Is Breathing At Night? - Why Am I So Scared Something Will Happen To My Baby?
One minute your baby is sleeping peacefully beside you, and the next your brain is whispering, what if something is wrong? So you lean over the crib once again and… Read more: Why Am I So Scared Something Will Happen To My Baby? - 30-Day Nervous System Recovery Plan for Postpartum Anxiety
As a new mom, you do not need a vague reminder to “just relax.” Because when your body is stuck in survival mode after having a baby, calming down is… Read more: 30-Day Nervous System Recovery Plan for Postpartum Anxiety