Imagine your textbook American family: one dad, one mom, and 2.5 kids with a picket fence and a pet.The default assumptions from this picture aren’t really an accurate representation of the range of American families. While the visibility…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-08-31 18:41:042023-08-31 18:41:04A Plague of Invisibility: Bisexual Parents in Modern Society
Nine months after having my daughter, I started volunteering for Postpartum Support International (PSI).My postpartum experience opened my eyes to the alarming lack of emotional and mental health resources for new moms. Despite…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-08-16 18:04:592023-08-16 18:04:59What I Learned Volunteering for Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International: The FDA approval of Zuranolone is a hopeful step forward in managing the mental health needs of new parents experiencing postpartum depression.August 7, 2023 - On Friday, August 4th, the FDA approved a new…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-08-06 21:45:532023-08-07 18:46:18Postpartum Support International: The FDA approval of Zuranolone is a hopeful step forward in managing the mental health needs of new parents experiencing postpartum depression.
Breastfeeding is a beautiful bonding experience between mother and child. I felt lucky to do this, as I know it’s not something everyone is able to do.I was amazed that my body knew how to make milk and nourish my kids.It…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-07-31 22:53:192023-07-31 22:53:19Overcoming Depression While Weaning from Breastfeeding (A Poem & Coping Tips)
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Postpartum Support International Conference Heads to Kansas City;
Top Experts on Perinatal Mental Health to Share Research
Focus…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-06-27 23:19:482023-06-27 23:19:48Postpartum Support International Conference Heads to Kansas City
I love my child, but I can’t stand it when they whine or tug at my clothes over and over!I want to be the best parent I can be, but I feel like I’m failing the expectations placed on me by myself, my partner, my family,…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-06-27 22:00:072023-06-27 22:02:57The Gifts and Challenges of Being a Highly Sensitive (HSP) Postpartum Parent
Breakout Session: From Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Responsive: Making Perinatal Psychotherapy Whole with CoregulationFocusing on trauma in perinatal mental health is not optional. Trauma-informed perinatal care is built on awareness of how…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-06-22 01:22:162023-06-22 01:22:16June Newsletter 2 – Full Articles
Provider Spotlight"After giving birth, I fell into a deep depression due to a lack of information from my medical providers and family environment. It took me a long time to get the right treatment. I stopped taking medication when my…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-06-16 23:17:222023-06-16 23:18:00Perinatal Mental Health June Spotlight
Over 55% of birthing people in Arizona identify as a person of color (Lewandowski et al., 2020); however, the amount of BIPOC birth workers trained in perinatal mental health does not reflect these numbers.Together Lakisa Muhammad, CPM,…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-06-16 23:00:092023-06-16 23:07:18First PMD training for BIPOC providers
#EnRedNosSostenemos, or ‘Supporting each other as a network,’ was the slogan for La Alianza en Español World Maternal Mental Health Week 2023 campaign. This initiative connected organizations and individuals worldwide to raise awareness…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-06-14 19:35:172023-06-14 19:35:17La Alianza Maternal Mental Health Week
Meet PSI’s 5,000th member: Carrie Bohmer, MS, PLMHP, Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology
Conference Breakout Session with Dorienna Alfred
Generous Donations Lead to Expanded Resources in Africa Meet PSI’s 5,000th member:…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-06-07 20:37:152023-06-07 20:44:03June Newsletter 1 – Full Articles
I’ve heard a number of my African American male clients – mostly new dads – say some version of the statement in the title of this piece and it never really gets easier to hear. When you tease out the multiplicative contributions of…
Provider SpotlightIn response to the lack of comprehensive reproductive resources available in the Las Vegas Valley for BIPOC communities, birth workers, and perinatal professionals Heart & Sol Collective was formed by Kaleigh Mancha…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-05-19 23:20:122023-05-19 23:30:32Perinatal Mental Health May Provider Spotlight
A Chat with Anchor Perinatal Wellness
Conference Breakout Session with Dr. Daniel Singley
Get to Know PSI's Advisory Council
Conference Breakout Session with LeJeune Johnson
A Chat with Anchor Perinatal WellnessTell us about Anchor…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-05-10 23:30:112023-05-18 19:52:21May Newsletter 1 – Full Articles
She sat tucked into the corner of my office couch, eyes downcast, body rigid, hands tightly folded in her lap below her slightly swollen belly as the silence in the room began to bloom until it felt like a cloud full of rain right…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.png00Jessica Peterson/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSI-logo_72.pngJessica Peterson2023-05-05 18:50:282023-05-12 21:55:45When Eating Disorders and Perinatal Mental Health Collide
A Plague of Invisibility: Bisexual Parents in Modern Society
What I Learned Volunteering for Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International: The FDA approval of Zuranolone is a hopeful step forward in managing the mental health needs of new parents experiencing postpartum depression.
Overcoming Depression While Weaning from Breastfeeding (A Poem & Coping Tips)
Postpartum Support International Conference Heads to Kansas City
The Gifts and Challenges of Being a Highly Sensitive (HSP) Postpartum Parent
June Newsletter 2 – Full Articles
Perinatal Mental Health June Spotlight
First PMD training for BIPOC providers
La Alianza Maternal Mental Health Week
June Newsletter 1 – Full Articles
“I can’t be depressed – I’m Black!”
Perinatal Mental Health May Provider Spotlight
May Newsletter 1 – Full Articles
When Eating Disorders and Perinatal Mental Health Collide