Ignored Beauty: Exploring the Dangers of Avoiding Childhood Trauma for Black Mothers By Taylor J. Bryant, PhD

Ignored Beauty: Exploring the Dangers of Avoiding Childhood Trauma for Black Mothers

Explore how Black mothers and other mothers of color are disproportionately affected by perinatal mental health disorders. Learn about the intricate relationship between black maternal mental health and childhood trauma. Review a case study demonstrating healing and happiness on the other side of telling your story.
PMH-C Recipients- Congrats

PMH-C Recipient: February 2024

Below you will find a list of those people who have received their PMH-C’s in February 2024.   The state listed is accurate as of 2/2024.United StatesAK Sarah Davidson, LCSWAK Robyn Davis, PhDAR Logan Hearron, LMSWAZ…
Breaking the Silence: Black Maternal Health, Health Equity and Self CARE By Renada Bey

Breaking the Silence: Black Maternal Health, Health Equity and Self CARE

Explore pregnancy and black maternal health, highlighting support and building circles of care. Find insights for self-care and advocacy
Shannon Stevenson

Pregnancy in the Time of COVID: An L&D Nurse’s Experience

An L&D nurse’s perspective on her experience with pregnancy during the time of COVID and reflections on the importance of Perinatal Mental Health education.
Author, Addressing Sleep Challenges During the Perinatal Period.

Addressing Sleep Challenges During the Perinatal Period

Sleep disturbances can increase during pregnancy. As healthy sleep can mitigate adverse outcomes, like depression, it’s an area of growing importance.
Intersections Between Disordered Eating and Reproductive Trauma by Shira Collings, MS, NCC, LPC

Intersections Between Disordered Eating and Reproductive Trauma

Pregnancy can be a risk factor for disordered eating. How do struggling to become pregnant and pregnancy loss contribute to disordered eating?
PMH-C Recipients- Congrats

PMH-C Recipient: January 2024

Below you will find a list of those people who have received their PMH-C’s in January 2024.   The state listed is accurate as of 1/2024.United StatesAK Erin Maloney-Saggiomo, MA, LPCAL Anja M. Dailey MSN, RNC-OBAR Mallory…
Nurturing Intimacy: A Guide to Sex and Connection After Childbirth By Rachel Johnson, LMSW, MFT, CD (she/her/hers), Founder, Half Hood Half Holistic

Nurturing Intimacy: A Guide to Sex and Connection After Childbirth

For new parents, it's common for the topic of sex and intimacy to take a back seat, but a healthy connection in the postpartum period is crucial for both partners.
PMH-C Recipients- Congrats

PMH-C Recipient: December 2023

Perinatal Mental Health Certified Providers (PMH-C) who are certified by PS
Addison Caproni, Founder, Caproni Coaching
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Working Through Postpartum Mood Disorder and a Traumatic Birth: A Partner’s/Father’s Roadmap to Recovery

Working Through Postpartum Mood Disorder and a Traumatic Birth: A Partner’s/Father’s Roadmap to Recovery. Includes exercise, diet, meditation, journaling.
By Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, PMH-C

Pregnancy and Birth Behind Bars

The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world, and women are the fastest-growing prison population today. Upwards of 80% of incarcerated women are mothers, the majority of whom are the primary parents.
By Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, PMH-C

PMH-C Recipient: November 2023

Below you will find a list of those people who have received their PMH-C’s in November 2023.   The state listed is accurate as of 11/2023. NAMESTATECaitlin Wolford Clevenger, PhD ALLizett Garcia AZAmanda…
By Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, PMH-C

Mother-Infant Bonding: It’s Not Always Instant

Bonding. A word that has rocked many moms' worlds in many ways. Some because it was all they imagined and more; others because it was not as instant and magical as they’d heard others say or seen on social media and in movies. I can…
By Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, PMH-C

Preparing for Better Outcomes: Matrescence Education as a Pathway

It’s hard to go even a couple of weeks without seeing another sobering statistic on the state of maternal health in the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, suicide is the leading cause of maternal mortality,…
By Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, PMH-C

On Matrescence: Let’s Stop Wearing Bikinis in the Blizzard

I love the month of November. In Northern California, it means we survived months of scorching sun, thick layers of sunscreen, and even a wildfire season. Now it’s sweater weather, time to restock our cabinets with hot chocolate, and enjoy…