Postpartum Support  

Becoming a parent is a profound shift in one’s identity, relationships, and sense of the  future. The postpartum period is defined as one year following birth because it takes that  long to recover from the rigors of pregnancy, childbirth and the early newborn stage. Sadly,  our culture expects us to be back to work within 3 months (or less!), and we parent with  much less support than ever before in human history. This can lead to isolation and  overwhelm, and even more so if you faced pregnancy loss or infertility on your road to  parenthood.  

I am an ally and advocate alongside my clients as they find their own special, authentic way  to parent. It takes a lot of strength in the early parenthood stage to challenge social  messages that make us believe there is a “right” way to feed, nurture, and respond to the  sleep challenges of our babies.

I focus on parental mental health, and help new parents see that caring for themselves is one  of the most effective ways of caring for their child(ren).  

I love supporting clients through this (exhausting/joyful/holding-all-emotions-at-once) time  of discovering one’s mother/parent identity.