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Check out the work of Jessie Everts, PhD LMFT, author of Brave New Mom, being featured in the Kopa for Pregnancy community: https://kopa.com/feed/articles/the-difference-between-baby-blues-and-postpartum-depression/. Please feel welcome to join the Kopa for Pregnancy...
Wow, we can't believe it! Brave New Mom is a Finalist for the Foreward Indies Book of the Year Award in Non-Fiction! Look here for information on all of the finalists: https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/brave-new-mom/
In a group of new parents recently, one mom identified she is able to be mindful a lot of the time . . . except when her kids are having big emotions. When our babies or kids are screaming, crying, or upset for no real reason, it can be really hard to stay present....
Have you checked out Insight Timer? It’s a great website/app with literally hundreds of thousands of free guided meditations, classes, and groups – something for everyone who is interested in mindfulness and relaxation. Well, this week Brave New Mom author Jessie...
Many of the new moms I work with struggle most with allowing themselves to accept support. There is still a heavy expectation that we carry that we're supposed to be able to do it all, and that if we need help we're failing. WE'RE NOT. Allowing yourself to accept...
Our society’s views on motherhood are tangled up with the views on womanhood and the ideals of women to be small, quiet, weak, and selfless. Think about the disrespect these messages pay to our strongest and most valuable members—mothers, those who are charged with...
So many new moms feel guilty if they don't "love every moment," and sometimes friends and family members inadvertantly reinforce this guilt. Not every moment of your baby's existence is going to be magical. There are many moments that you probably won't enjoy. It's...
If you've already gotten into the book, you know that a lot of what we need to be aware of as Brave New Moms is how we're talking to ourselves. Do we have a kind, caring inner voice, or a critical and harsh one? If our usual tone is less than compassionate, we might...
Brave New Mom: A Survival Guide for Mindfully Navigating Postpartum Motherhood is coming this week! You can order now, and share with others. There will be a virtual launch party and a live mindfulness event with Twin Cities Midwifery the first week of June. Watch...
Here are three things that commonly get in the way of holding a compassionate voice toward ourselves (and others): Judgments: If we have an idea of the “best” way to do something, of course we’ll fall short. Instead, what if we let go of “right” and “wrong,” “better”...
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