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
Pregnancy can be a risk factor for disordered eating. How do struggling to become pregnant and pregnancy loss contribute to disordered eating?
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
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 Recipient: December 2023
Perinatal Mental Health Certified Providers (PMH-C) who are certified by PS
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.
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.
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…
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…
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,…
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…
PMH-C Recipient: October 2023
Below you will find a list of those people who have received their PMH-C’s in October 2023. The state listed is accurate as of 10/2023. USNameStateJennifer O'Dowd M.Ed, LPC, NCC
ALDanica…
6 Tips to Prepare for Your First Fertility Clinic Appointment Through a Diverse and Inclusive Lens
Are you taking the first step to possibly begin fertility treatments and feeling a little overwhelmed? Don’t worry, it’s rare that you’ll ever find anyone starting this process who’s not feeling that way. Maybe you’ve…
What Not to Say Someone Struggling with Infertility
With infertility affecting about 1 in 6 women, it is likely that you know someone who is struggling, or has struggled, with infertility. The pain and distress of this experience is excruciating, often made worse by well-intentioned friends…
A Chat on Advanced Trainings with Birdie Gunyon Meyer
A Chat on Advanced Trainings with Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, PMH-C, PSI Certification and Training DirectorTell us about PSI’s advanced trainings in perinatal mental health. We offer Advanced Psychotherapy, Advanced Psychopharmacology,…