Postpartum Support International Conference Heads to Kansas City

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Contact: Kim Lehman, 717-599-0891         kalehmanpr@gmail.com  Postpartum Support International Conference Heads to Kansas City; Top Experts on Perinatal Mental Health to Share Research Focus…

The Gifts and Challenges of Being a Highly Sensitive (HSP) Postpartum Parent 

 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,…

June Newsletter 2 – Full Articles

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…
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Perinatal Mental Health June Spotlight

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…

First PMD training for BIPOC providers

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,…

La Alianza Maternal Mental Health Week

#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…

June Newsletter 1 – Full Articles

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:…
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“I can’t be depressed – I’m Black!”

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…

Perinatal Mental Health May Provider Spotlight

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…

May Newsletter 1 – Full Articles

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…

When Eating Disorders and Perinatal Mental Health Collide

 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…

My experience with perinatal mood disorders (Anonymous)

A Survivor Story (Anonymous) Trigger warning: this story contains details of pregnancy/infant loss. My experience with perinatal mood disorders is different than that of most parents. For one thing, I am a doctor, so I’ve seen birth up…

Postpartum Support International Urges Friends, Family to Check on New and Expectant Moms this May

Contact: Kim Lehman, 717-599-0891          kalehmanpr@gmail.com                                                                                                                                                                 Postpartum…

Time to Educate the Masses About PMAD Realities

Trigger warning: this article contains mention of suicide and psychotic episodes.She grew up playing with my daughter. I can still see her squinting in the sunlight to smile at the camera. As a young adult, she joined the Marines, fell…

National Infertility Week April 23rd-29th

After experiencing miscarriages and infertility challenges, Olymphia O’neale-White underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF). She was shocked and disheartened her medical providers did not offer her emotional support or referrals to a mental…